Shabby Chic; Volume III

Seakay

Cazo1 wrote: »

Hi Seakay...thank you! I'm happy to share the paint recipe, I googled chalk paint and got loads of different ones, but went with this one, 10 parts paint (I used 1/3 cup measure), and I used Dulux silk finish emulsion as that was what I had to hand, 2 parts ceramic tile grout, and 1 part PVA glue.
I blended the grout & glue together with a small amount of the paint and mixed it with a small whisk....I then added the remainder of the paint & whisked it together. This quantity went quite far, I did a corner cabinet and had lots left over, so I only make small quantities now, as I need it, as it thickens just like ASCP does, but I found it went a bit grainy when I added water. The finish is matt but not as chalky as the Annie Sloan paint, but if you used matt emulsion it probably would be? Hope this helps? Here is the photo of the cabinet, which was really quick to do! Have since done a second one but wallpapered inside the top instead of painting...

Thank you very much - I'm going to have a play with that!

debtdawg

I would leave the top mahogany but then our room will be a right mishmash as we have an off white ikea chest of drawers and side table. I think I need to see it first though and then decide as it does seem a shame just to paint over the lot!

I picked up the wallpaper and the pattern is huge, loads bigger than it looks on the Next website. I think it would look good as a backing inside a display unit though. I'm still going to put a bit in the little table as it's 'only' for DD and it will be good practice!

emma_kate

Bananamuffin,if you click on my name and click on visit hompage that should take you to my blog!
The floor is dreadful but I can't do a thing with it until we finish rewiring and the floorboards can stay down.
And I know you're all jealous of my green swirly carpet.

debtdawg

Any ideas how to put wallpaper on a chalk painted wood without it rippling/bubbling? I tried PVA glue and it looks awful! Would spray adhesive be better?

tiff

You can get a tube of ready made wallpaper paste, would that work?

debtdawg

It's worth a go! Would I get that from B&Q/Homebase?

emma_kate

Spray adhesive would probably be better as it's drier. Bubbling paper is a problem with any kind of decoupage with large sheets.

debtdawg

I put a piece on top of the little table last night (DD's request!) and it looked so bad I had to take it back off, sand down, repaint and need to reattempt today. Gah!

pennib

Bananamuffin Have you looked on Etsy for bedcovers. There are quite a few including quilted ones as well as crochet.

chalkysoil

debtdawg wrote: »

Any ideas how to put wallpaper on a chalk painted wood without it rippling/bubbling? I tried PVA glue and it looks awful! Would spray adhesive be better?

is it raw chalk paint ?(not waxed yet) If so I think it might be worth giving it a coat of varnish in the area you want to glue wallpaper on. The chalk paint is very absorbent and may be interfering with the paste.