I used 2 different paints on this dresser and of course one of them had to be chalk mineral paint.
Will chalk paint work on laminate furniture.
I wanted to find an easier way to apply it this time around since i was redoing 2 tables that looked like this a coffee table a bookshelf and an entertainment center.
It s gorgeous but doesn t exactly go on smoothly without a lot of work.
The café au lait part was painted with a regular eggshell latex with all the steps described in method 1.
Tips for painting laminate furniture with chalk paint.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
I was so happy to see how easily you can use chalk paint on laminate.
I loved the idea of using chalk paint i ve used it before to redo an end table for emmie s room.
Laminate woods are man made which looks similar to the wood the design of the wood is printed in a sheet and are then attached to the core material like mdf they are more specially made to resist heat and scratches and the laminate furniture are used in the place like hall where the furniture best chalk paint for laminate furniture read more.
The 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture method 2.
You can just dive right in.
I did not prime this shelf first because you aren t supposed to have to do that with chalk paint but what you are.
I started out by cleaning this shelf with a deglosser.