Shabby Chic Chalk Based Furniture Paint 250ml (Duck Egg Blue)

Absolutely fantastic paint. Painted old mirrors, clock and photo frames. They came out like new 😊

Painted an Ikea Hemnes tv cabinet and matching bookshelf that's pine and fibreboard stained white (not laminated), on the first go it almost covered, the second layer completely covered without a flaw, and without extensive watching out to ensure there'll be no misses, just a simple quick paint over the first layer and the result is rich deep black colour. I painted the side of the bookshelf as it stood and not a sign of dripping on the surface - as it's not as thick as AS, and with AS it's a struggle to avoid not painting a too thick coat that then results in massive amount of flowing paint that dries as is quite quickly (I water now every AS quart right after opening to get to the thickness of THIS paint.) Important note that I simply washed down the furniture with dishwashing detergent and dried with kitchen towel before the painting to avoid oiliness but I didn't sand or prime or anything. Just got on with the painting afterwards and it stuck to the surface like a dream.I used AS wax on it as that's what I had at home and it seems to have worked well, dried quickly and just like on an AS paint. The paint coverage is smooth - probably not the best paint if someone wants visible brush strokes on their furniture but this is perfect for smoother hand painted finish. It dries quickly but still allows to 'go back' and correct any mistakes in the first couple minutes after painting if it'd be needed (but it won't be, with this there are no 'the layer is too quick and began to 'melt down' on the side' issues). Optimal.Another characteristic to point out is - probably due to it having less than AS - it sheds way less chalk when distressing. So I wasn't bathing in black chalk when I distressed these contrary to my other paint jobs which covered me and the floor in chalk when doing the same amount of distressing or even less - I distressed every edge of every piece on the black painted bits and there was no mounting black powder on my floor afterwards, my hands weren't all black from it. I distress before waxing so I can wax the final finish, and it was easy with this, really easy.Overall, I had 5 pieces to paint, 2x with this, and 3x with AS colours and I have to say the experience with this has put the AS to shame in a way that it was a hassle to struggle with AS when this was so easy. That's the best to describe it - I removed the books and TV in the morning, painted the two coats, distressed, waxed, allowed to dry from the evening and the next morning packed everything back on and it's just perfect. So the texture and colour both perfect, if someone is looking for pitch black paint this is it and it'll be very easy to use.The only negative attribute (and why I rather water up other paint brands for other colours) is the price which is way too high, 250ml for £13 and you get a litre of AS for £19 which from this would be what, £52? Way too pricey for what it is.

Highly recommend this product, it lasts when you put the lid back on, so good to have in the cupboard when needed again. The coverage and paint is fantastic, quite often only needing one coat to cover refurbed furniture. Would highly recommend. It also has many wonderful colours to choose from.

This has now been used on a number of items as its coverage is very good and the gold effect is there with just a single coat, but for one project this required 2/3 coats to give the depth of colour I wanted, It also spreads well and goes a lot further than I really expected for a metallic on wood. I did undercoat one item with a white to "brighten" the effect but pleased with bare wood effect too. Its not non drip and did find it does run so need to be aware when loading your brush.I will buy this again

Really good quality, looks metallic with a slight shimmer lovely finish to it.Easy to build with a second coat

I have bought so many of these! They have a range of different colors some metallic and some Matt. You can paint almost anything. The finish looks professional sometimes you may not even need two coats as one does the job. As it’s water based a little goes a long way and is super smooth not sticky and it dries super fast! Brilliant !!!

I should have read how big the tin is. Absolutely minute. Not worth the money at full price or on sale

Beautiful paint! Goes on so easily and the finish is really lovely.Will definitely buy more