Being so new to the furniture painting thing, I couldn't see spending the money on Annie Sloan just yet. So I looked around and came upon Alchemy Fine Living's video on making your own chalk paint. She has great instructional videos so be sure to take a look at all of them.
My experimenting with making my own chalk paint went ok, not great. I think my mistake may have been using a cheaper flat paint that I had on hand instead of looking for something with a satin finish. It seemed like the paint kept getting thicker and thicker until it was really gloopy. I added more paint but it didn't seem to matter.
Overall, it turned out pretty well and was cute enough for my daughter to put in her room. I sealed it with Minwax Wipe-on Poly to protect the finish.
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