I was in Kwal last week and found a gallon of “mess up” paint for $4, but it is semi gloss. I am not a huge fan of semi gloss or gloss paint, but I loved the color so I bought it anyway, after all $4 seemed reasonable! I had heard you could add cornstarch to paint to make paint flat, lightbulb, this was the perfect paint to experiment with, and when I say experiment this truly was. I didn’t have anything to go off of.
Here is what I did:
I added 3 Tablespoons of cornstarch to 4 oz of cold water mix until dissolved. I then poured my semi gloss paint into a 45 oz empty cottage cheese container. Once the paint was in the container I poured in the cornstarch mixture and stirred my paint until it was evenly distributed. Note this will thin your paint slightly. Make sure you stir your paint frequently!
I tried my paint on a small piece first and I loved the results! I would say the paint went from semi-gloss to egg shell. Which is my favorite to paint with!
Now for my Dresser/buffet/TV Console (whatever you want it to be):
Before
After:
This buffet or dresser or TV cabinet is solid 2 inch wood. I striped the top down, stained and waxed it. The cabinet has been distressed and waxed as well!
TTFN
Brooke
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marty (A Stroll Thru Life)
March 16, 2013 at 10:35 pmIt looks amazing. I love that you took the drawer out. Well done. Hugs, Marty
Helen
March 17, 2013 at 4:02 pmIt looks great….you may have started a new trend with the cornstarch!
Misty
March 17, 2013 at 5:28 pmA beautiful color!
Crystal
March 17, 2013 at 8:32 pmIt turned out beautiful! Great job!!