Annie Sloan Greek Blue Chalk Paint

Painting Outdoor Furniture with Annie Sloan Paints

This was a fun project. First I painted the table by hand. It took me most of one day getting all the slats and legs even. What is nice about the Annie Sloan paints is they are so forgiving. The table took about 2/3 of  on can, the color is Greek Blue. I love how it looks in the yard.

After I painted the table my husband commented that he could do it for 1/3 the time with a paint sprayer. I researched using a paint sprayer with Annie Sloan Paints, I thought they may be too thick but found a number of blog posts that looked like they used one successfully.

He sprayed the chairs with the paint sprayer. It worked in theory, but I would not use it again on chairs and here is why. It used to much paint and it is better to use a brush when there is a lot of open area. I would use the paint sprayer on an object like a table top, chest of drawers but now anything with open spaces.

3 Responses to Painting Outdoor Furniture with Annie Sloan Paints

  1. Susan D March 1, 2018 at 7:55 AM #

    So how did you protect the pieces, ie did you use a top coat or finish to protect the furniture, as I was told you cannot use the wax for an outside application? I want to paint my exterior entry door and thought using the dark wax would give me the patinaed look I as after but Annie Sloan said not to use the wax for outside as it might get cloudy if not allowed to dry enough/properly.

    • Toni March 1, 2018 at 8:48 PM #

      Hi Susan, I did wax it after the paint dried. It has been a couple of years now and I will say the paint is not the most durable for outdoors. The wax is not the problem but it is chipping and wearing. I really think for outdoors if you want something to last chalk paint may not be the best product.

      • Susan D March 2, 2018 at 5:42 AM #

        Toni,
        Thank you for your honesty!
        Now I just have to figure out how to go about getting the look that is in my head.

        ~Susan