milk or chalk paint

[paceman]

hi all,

i'm embarking on a woodworking project for the wife...

we are looking at making a TV unit to suit our front lounge room...

pretty simple, but she wants it to be a 'driftwood/beach wood' type of colour/finish...

i was having a look around and see that people have used milk or chalk paint to get this type of effect...

i know that milk and chalk paint are different (milk being a powder to start with and chalk being a normal style of paint)...

my reading is that some have used ordinary pine for the timber, then stained it with a dark stain, finished it with milk/chalk paint and then sanded to get an 'uneven' finish, with some of the darker stain showing through to get the right effect...

i was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this type of finish before?

any tips or tricks? 

thanks in advance...

[edz]

Might need to give youtube a run for some hints Pace ..

[rags]

Couple of options if using pine
Paint a coat with a white or undercoat paint and then wipe off with a rag
Or mix white paint in with an acrylic clear and coat

[#jonesy]

I did a toy box with a white base colour and the top was a pale blue diluted with I think "scumble". This was then wiped off lightly to give a streaky weathered look.
Probably use a similar technique, without the base coat.

[paceman]

Might need to give youtube a run for some hints Pace ..

done that... was just curious as to whether any forum members had any experience with this type of stuff...