Cracked Paint Effect On Furniture

Prime then paint the base coat.

Cracked paint effect on furniture.

Apply the crackle. Select a satin or semigloss sheen base coat paint that will contrast with and show through the cracks in your top coat. Paint the furniture black and allow to dry to act as a base coat. How to paint a crackle finish on furniture tip.

The top coat will shrink crack and reveal slivers of the base coat almost instantly after the paint is exposed to the crackle medium. This 5 garage sale chair got a makeover with paint and elmers glue. No need for a lot of prep work here surface imperfections are at the heart of this. Apply a coat of water based yellow or white wood glue we use a cup of titebond to all surfaces.

Apply the crackle finish two ways with a. With a brush or a brush and then. Not sure if it would work but i will be trying this maybe with a few colors of paint which merge give that layered effect. I s super easy to give old furniture new life learn how in the quick and fun tutorial.

To artificially age the kitchen island shown here decorative painter ingrid leess started by priming it then. Use masking tape to mask off any part of your project that you don t want to crackle.