Textured Paint for a Cement Look

1 part non-sanded grout to 2 parts paint.

You will have to experiment with the paint you are choose.

The trick here is to dab on the paint, don't drag the brush.

This is the first coat and it looks great already and it is really sticking well! 

If you don't want the chunks you can knock them off when wet but they give it a real old world look.

Next, I tried it on a frame. 

By just dabbing the paint onto the frame I was able to keep a lot of the chunky look.

The trick is to give it a few coats. 

Let the paint dry then give it 2 more coats!

Then I tried it on an old rusty candle holder.

This is the perfect example where rust is not a good thing.

And finally, the experiment I was the most curious about was on a hook that I removed from my bathroom.

Each of these items got another coat of very sanded grout paint then I sponged on a little gray paint for added dimension

Here are the finished products...

I am especially happy with the hook!

I was a little worried that since the original finish was so shiny and a hook is used so much, that the paint might scrape off.  

I gave the hook a finishing coat of Polycrylic which sealed it completely and gave it a very hard finish.

* update-  The shabby chic paint on the hook is still going strong 2 years later!

My paint color choice was a little more cream than white but imagine the different colors you could use for this.

Imagine the thrift store possibilities,

I'm so glad to have found an inexpensive