Clean ceramics before you paint them.
How to use chalk paint on ceramic.
You don t want any greasy residue or dust to prevent the paint from sticking.
I chalk painted my tile floors.
The chalk part of chalk paint refers to the finish but the possibilities are actually endless.
To use chalk paint with a roller.
Materials for tile painting.
You can use wax to seal the paint and make it more durable.
Plus depending on how well you buff the wax you can create quite a nice sheen which has a great silky feeling.
Pour the chalk paint into a paint pan then load it onto a high density foam roller depending on the size of the furniture a four inch mini roller may be.
I m not a black decor lover typically so going for black paint was a little out of my league but i do love classic basics and think it s the perfect base.
You ll remember last week i delved into the world of whitewashing thrifted vases to give a white ceramic effect which was in itself an evolution of my trash to terracotta project and shared a recipe for using to turn white paint into chalk paint i loved this so much and was very curious as to whether this would work with other coloured paints.
Unfortunately the house needs more important repairs like a roof and hurricane impact windows so replacing the flooring will have to wait.
In the meantime i decided to use poets paint waterglass paint chalk based paint available on amazon to paint the ugly 10 x10 flesh tone tiles and i really like how the tiles look and it was pretty easy.
The most important step for painting your ceramics with chalk paint is to get them nice and clean.
This diy art project is great because it upcycles old materials requires few additional household.
How to paint ceramics with chalk paint.
Here are all the steps to painting your ceramic piece with chalk paint.
Annie sloan chalk paint.