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I have a traditional style main home. But my lake place is rustic and has a lot of mismatched furniture pieces. So, I decided that I would start playing with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint at my lake place. The first piece that I painted is an old rocking chair on our screened in porch. I love this paint. It distresses very easily and there is no priming necessary. Sanding to distress is easy! I liked using the clear wax but the dark wax requires some experience to use it correctly. I need to work more with it to get the process down better.

Overall, I am pleased with this rustic distressed rocker that has that time worn feel I wanted to achieve for our lake place. I used Annie Sloan Old White on this rocker with both clear and dark waxes. I even purchased the wax brushes from Annie Sloan but did not like using them. I like using a clean lint free cloth to apply the waxes because I felt I could control it better. It's just a personal preference.

This look works for my rustic lake place but would not work in my main home. I have an appreciation for many different looks.

A closeup. I hope if you are considering trying this paint that you will give it a go. It was fun working with it. I'd like to do more painting of furniture at our lake place.

WOW Paintlady, the rocker is awesome. I love it. Very cute rocker.
I would love to give that a try. You always do such great work. Wish I lived nearby, so I could learn from the best. : )

The rocker had some great lines and shapes so the paint really adds to it. Very nice job on that chair!

Love it!

Love it and perfect for the lake! Well done!

Paintlady,

Thanks for the info on the painting process and waxing. It looks great!

Agree that it's easier to use the cloth rags too. Just used AS wax for the time last month on a project.

Thanks for taking a peek at my experiment. Also thank you all for commenting. I wanted to share that I had taken the plunge into the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint craze. I enjoyed it.

I will say that I think I'll try mixing my own chalk paint for another experiment with flat paint and plaster of paris. I think the ASCP is pricey. If the other paint mixture will work, then I'll use it but if it doesn't work...then I will know I have no choice but to buy the ASCP for my future painting adventures here at the lake.

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Originally posted by paintlady:
Thanks for taking a peek at my experiment. Also thank you all for commenting. I wanted to share that I had taken the plunge into the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint craze. I enjoyed it.

I will say that I think I'll try mixing my own chalk paint for another experiment with flat paint and plaster of paris. I think the ASCP is pricey. If the other paint mixture will work, then I'll use it but if it doesn't work...then I will know I have no choice but to buy the ASCP for my future painting adventures here at the lake.

You can also use non-sanded grout and it works great! We use it in the retail store I work in. We use a very high quality paint mixed with the grout and it covers fabulously and dries very quickly, so you can move on the sanding. We don't wax, however.

Love the chair Paintlady and it's perfect for a lake house. It makes me want to sit there with a glass of lemonade.

Looks great PL. Did you not take a before pic?

looks great!

Was with a friend at an antique store and saw the Annie Sloan chalk paint. Their range of colors is beautiful and just waxing over it made such a difference in the shading. May have to get up my nerve to try it out. Yours is lovely Paintlady -great job.

The paint may be expensive, but it does have a unique quality to the finish. I love waxed finishes myself so I am sure this is impressive IRL!

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your kind comments. It has taken some getting used to this look. It's unlike anything I have ever done. It is growing on me and is perfect for our lake place which is a more rustic style.

I did love working with the Annie Sloan wax. It's very creamy and easy to use unlike the Minwax Finishing Paste Wax which is much drier and more difficult to work with.

Thanks Belstone for the suggestion of non sanded grout. I'll have to give that a try too.

VG, I did not take a before picture because I really had no intention of photographing the rocker at all. I thought after it was done that it was interesting and that is when I decided to share my experience with using ASCP. Sorry for not taking a before picture. Hindsight is always 20/20.

That came out beautifully! You did a good job with the sanding getting it in areas that would naturally get wear. It looks great for a porch!