Leave the wax to harden.
Painting kitchen cupboard doors with chalk paint.
Leave to dry before painting a second coat of chalk paint.
Once dry wax the doors using clear chalk paint wax and a chalk paint wax brush.
Give it a few coats of chalk paint this kitchen has been painted with annie sloan s old white and once you are happy with the coverage go in with a low grade sandpaper and gently rub at any raised areas to create that shabby chic look that never seems to date.
We painted our kitchen cupboards with a grey chalk paint from annie sloan about 4 years ago.
How gorgeous is this idea.
Here annie is using old ochre.
Learning how to paint your kitchen cabinets may seem intimidating at first but it really was such a breeze.
Paint the cupboards in your chosen chalk paint.
I would definitely recommend chalk paint if you are considering painting your cabinets as it s so easy to use and provides a great end result we got the look of a brand new kitchen for just a fraction of the price by choosing to paint our cabinets instead of gut the whole thing.
Remove any excess with a lint free cloth.
If you have a cabinet with that has a relief pattern or that has grooves this is a really easy look to copy.
They are just cheap white melamine cupboards and my husband added a simple wood trim prefab around all the edges to give them a bit of texture before painting.