How to Make DIY Chalk Paint Lowe's Home Improvement

Looking for a fun, fresh way to finish furniture? I'm going to give you an easy paint recipe you'll use again and again.

This is a chalk-finish paint and it gives this pretty matte finish to almost anything. You can paint wood, metal, wovens, glass and the best part? There's little to no prep. That's right no stripping, or priming necessary -- all you need is a clean dry piece to work on.

The Recipe
This is the key ingredient - Plaster of paris. This is what gives it the great matte texture and helps it adhere to almost anything. Mix a third of a cup with a 1/3 of a cup of cool water, and stir that up really really well until the plaster of paris is completely dissolved.
Then add a cup of paint, just plain ole latex, and stir. That's it!

This may seem like a really small batch, but you'll be amazed at how far it will go.
This isn't about getting a completely smooth finish like you would with a glossy latex or an oil-based paint. You're going to see some brush strokes and you're going to have some texture in the finish. This is why I love this stuff, I didn't even sand this and look how easily it covers.

Since the paint does have a more brittle finish, you want to protect it from wear and tear so you can use a spray poly, or a wipe on wax. This step helps seal the finish and protect the paint.

You can do just one color, of if you really want that aged, worn patina, you could layer colors, creating more depth and interest. I love the raised patterns on this frame, and by adding almost a wash of the chalk finish paint, it's really going to highlight all that beautiful detail. Since the paint has such a soft matte texture, it's really easy to distress and blend.

That's one of the best things about this paint, you can get lots of looks and it's very forgiving. I love using this, it's so user-friendly and it's fast and fun and really -- you don't need a lot of expertise to get really great results -- so give it a try!

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Best comment

1. Lowe's Home Improvement: Hi, Charlene. Getting chalk finish paint to adhere to laminate is tricky; you may be able to lightly sand the surface before applying. Check the product directions carefully. Thanks for watching.
2. Lowe's Home Improvement: +baljeet ahluwalia sorry, can't provide specific UK sources but the materials shouldn't be hard to find. Thanks for watching our video.
3. Kelly Robinette: What finish should the latex paint be?  Flat? Satin? etc.  Does it matter?
4. baljeet ahluwalia: where do we get the material you used? I live in the UK. Great Job!!
5. nahnahnah nahnahnah: Use Calcium Carbonate instead of Paris powder
6. ethiopianabesha: Mark, the recipe I use as my "foundation start" is 1 cup paint, 3 tablespoons of COLD water and 2 tablespoons of Plaster of Paris. I pour the cold water into the paint and stir it until the water has completely mixed well, then I stir in the Plaster of Paris and mix/stir it with a fork until there is NO Plaster of Paris residue. If the batch starts to clump, I simply add a few drops of water and I keep it in a deep bowl while using. Don't be afraid to experiment this recipe with flat, satin, or eggshell paint. HTH!!!
7. Stephanie Clark: Evantube
8. Valkyrie Sardo: Look for Annie Sloan chalk paint,
9. Kelli King: You actually can, but I wouldn't. js. if you want to use chalk paint on your walls, I would go with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and do not wax it.
10. vjones5130: From a Lowes associate please start explaining every step you use in this video, its extremely frustrating to explain to customers that if you don’t follow the directions to a T it won’t be the same. Such as how you used a fork to help stir... wasn’t shown in the video.
11. Trusty Auction and Flea Market: wonder if you could do this to your walls ??
12. Mark Butcher: 1/3 cup plaster paris, 1/3 cup cool.water, 1 cup paint = something that resembles played dough???? it thickened right up - tried it twice same results.
13. nahnahnah nahnahnah: Only Flat and Satin....if you want a glossy finish, add a glossy top coat over flat chalk paint
14. Madison villatoro Villatoro:
15. strykeback1: wow had no idea I could blend a latex paint to make a chalk paint. have been struggling to get good coverage from rustoleums new chalk paint.
16. charlene smythe: Could this be used on laminate cabinets?
17. Lois Barber: the frame is UGLY and it could have been beautiful!  the table is OK, nothing special

How to Make DIY Chalk Paint
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