Chalk paint is perfect for DIY projects, whether you're reviving a secondhand headboard from the thrift store or upgrading worn-down walls. The big perk? Unlike regular paint, chalk paint doesn't ...

With many of the same bright colors, a similar finish and the ability to create some pretty fantastic DIY projects, it’s understandable why chalk finish paint is such a popular medium.

For a long time, I used to be so intimidated to even think about painting things, then I learned about chalk paint. Take a look at these easy chalk paint projects and ideas anyone can do.

A Chalk Paint dresser, showing the range of color mixing and highlighting Barcelona Orange and Greek Blue from top to bottom. Image Courtesy of Julia Duke at Susan Becher & Associates/Annie Sloan ...

Chalk it up to an easy furniture makeover. The chalk-based paint craze has officially painted the town red, and country gray, and English yellow, and Greek blue.

Milk and chalk paints provide alternatives to petroleum-derived oil and latex paints, offering consumers more eco-friendly ways to decorate.

1. Make your chalk paints in several colors the night before you want to do this activity. 2. Press a little adhesive putty into the bottom of each compartment in the ice-cube trays. 3.

Chalk paint dries fairly quickly, so I was able to begin adding a second coat shortly after applying the first. Once the second coat of paint was dry, I used sandpaper on the edges of the mantel to ...

Chalk paint is perfect for DIY projects, whether you're reviving a secondhand headboard from the thrift store or upgrading worn-down walls. The big perk? Unlike regular paint, chalk paint doesn't ...