Dissolve 3/4 cup (or 12 TBSP) of calcium carbonate powder in just enough water to reach a smooth consistency.If you’d rather read about the simple process, here ya go… If this video gives you any trouble, see it on YouTube HERE. If you’re a visual learner like me, I made a video (2/2017) to show how I make a quart of chalk paint: UPDATE: Behr no longer carries the paint pictured above, so now (as of 2017) I use the one in the red and white can labeled: “Interior Flat Ultra Pure White, Paint and Primer in One”. Annie Sloan’s Old White is a tiny bit yellow in comparison. The stool above is “Cottage White” in a flat finish. I can use that same bag for almost a year!īehr by Home Depot is my go-to for paint. Follow that link to see where I purchased it from on Amazon. Now I purchase Calcium Carbonate Powder (5lbs) for only a couple dollars more. One 12oz container will yield about three quarts of paint. I started out using the 12 Ounce size you see pictured above for $9.99. If you can’t find Calcium Carbonate at your mega vitamin store, you can easily order it on Amazon like I do. I found a lot of 1/3 this to 2/3 that, but I wanted an exact measurement so I played with it a bit and this is the final result. I searched far and wide before settling on this combination.Ĭalcium Carbonate seemed to be a favorite in my searches. Ok so where were we? Oh yes! Chalk paint! The lid lifts off for a little bit of extra storage: This is a stool for a sewing table, but you could use it anywhere. Here you can see how smooth the paint is…Īww Brennan was so little and cute! He really did like that little bench! So anything would have been an improvement! I thought it would be the perfect project to try out DIY chalk paint since if I ruined it, it would be no big loss. I found this little stool at an estate sale for $10: I’ve included a few affiliate links so you can find the products I use. I’ve learned a thing or two about photography since then! This little stool was my guinea pig for DIY chalk paint way back when I first started using it. Hello beautiful friends! This is a SUPER OLD post, but the information is just as relevant today as it was when I wrote this!
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