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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Laura808, post: 265328, member: 4546&quot;]As a frequent painter of furniture (using mostly chalk paint) I definitely prefer Annie Sloan chalk paint to homemade varieties, and I&#039;ve tried several &quot;recipes.&quot; My advice for making your own is to use a handheld mixer (like the kind you make cake batters with) and add the dry ingredients slowly so that you don&#039;t end up with lumpy paint. When I paint with Annie Sloan chalk paint, I keep a small glass of water on hand and dip my brush every so often to keep the paint from getting too thick. When distressing, the undercoat is almost more important than the topcoat. A poorly applied base coat makes a distressed piece look like just a bad paint job, IMO. I always use a top coat, and my favorite one for chalk paint is General Finishes &quot;Flat out Flat&quot; because it&#039;s a TRUE matte finish (velvety) and is very forgiving in the application process. (I water mine down 3:1 ratio, because chalk paint is very &quot;thirsty&quot; especially the first coat of finish.) Hope this helps! And happy painting![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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