Home Made Chalk Paint Review

So, I've seen so much on chalk paint-it was just too enticing.  I have just started refinishing furniture so I am definitely no expert!  The evidence is sitting in the garage now.  So, anyway, the chalk paint.  I decided to use a recipe I found online

I really don't know where this recipe came from -I found it from a yahoo image search.  I really want to use what works best, and it's just in my nature to research to a fault.  That being said, I used this recipe, and I also ordered  the Annie Sloan paint so I could compare.  More on that later, but I did get 2 paints, the clear wax and dark wax, and two wax brushes.  But, I want to show you my amateur efforts with the chalk paint recipe.

(disregard that I didn't have that last drawer pull on yet...)

Okay, so my photos are lacking in detail...I'm learning.  But, let me just tell you!  This really worked well, distressed well, and I love it!  I used Valspar paint, Mini-wax Paste in Natural (or something like that), and, of course, I sanded to distress it. 

This is a closer look at the piece.  It turned out with a beautiful satin finish.  This is one area that I am having trouble when using the AS chalk paint.  But, to be fair, I need to try it completely on a piece from start to finish.  So, there it is.  You CAN make your own chalk paint, and save more than a few dollars without compromising anything.