Can You Use Chalk Paint On Ceramic Lamp

This my friends is my post on how you are not supposed to paint a ceramic lamp.

Can you use chalk paint on ceramic lamp. The chalk technique does give a somewhat porcelain glow to ceramic pieces. You can chalk paint a lamp made out of resin or wood. If you sand too much it will remove too much and for me started revealing a. Then you can brush on your choice of chalk paint.

I thought this to be a simple spray painting job. Easy old lamp diy makeover. I sanded very lightly to reveal the under color. I painted not chalk painted a lamp made of resin and just had to be careful about sanding i actually painted it multiple colors to give it an old layered look.

October 05 2017 3 comments. Apparently i m quite the impatient spray painter. I like to topcoat my chalk paint with varathane polyurethane in satin. Painting a ceramic lamp is an inexpensive way to rejuvenate the decor of a room.

Whether you want to update an old ceramic lamp or change the style of a secondhand ceramic lamp you purchased at a thrift store paint affords you the ability to create a design that will blend with your color scheme. This post contains affiliate links which means that if you click on one of the product links we may receive a small commission. If you ve ever wondered what else you can use chalk paint for besides wood furniture here s your answer. You don t want to paint years of someone else s grime or your own into a pitcher.

There are circumstances where you may choose to use some other pastel as your base coat. Chalk paint doesn t stick to everything like they say it does. If you have any areas that you don t want to paint of the vase or you want to use chalk paint in various colors use painter s tape to tape off those areas for nice clean lines. But for the purpose of this article we will begin with white.

Transforming a ceramic lamp base with spray paint. You can run them through the dishwasher to make sure all the dirt and grime is off the surface before you paint. Personally because it s ceramic i would spray some primer before using the chalk paint. See more ideas about chalk paint chalk painted furniture.

So i would use a good adhesion type of primer like kilz or zinsser. In my search for a perfect lamp for my front room i fell in love with the yellow glass globe the shape and especially the price on this 6 99 treasure at goodwill. What i didn t love was the mystery metal brass maybe that the base is made from. This was my victim.

Dec 28 2018 explore christine palmer anderson s board chalk painted lamps on pinterest. It started out this loverly shade of electric purple. I found this lamp at a thrift store for 50 off of 3 25. Before you spray paint ceramic of any kind you want to make sure the pieces are cleaned thoroughly.