Easy you say?! YES! Once I discovered how incredibly easy it was to paint buffalo plaid using this technique, I don’t plan on using painter’s tape again! Now don’t get me wrong, if you are one for absolute perfection, by all means use tape. It’s just MY personal style is distressed & perfectly imperfect so I’m fully embracing it! Woo hoo!

And besides, I still distressed even if I used tape. So once I got a feel for painting it this way, it made perfect sense to keep doing it like this on EVERYTHING! I even used it on a mason jar! You can check out that makeover HERE if you are interested!

Tried a few different color schemes too, like green, gray & beige. They all turned out great! And I love the kind of almost watercolor look the design has overall!

Now if you’re interested in trying this one out on your own you’ll need just a few things to get started….they supply list is only a loose suggestion as all the colors & size of sign are completely up to you!

SUPPLY LIST: (see video below for step-by-step technique instructions)

  • Wood Board (any size you’d like)
  • Vinyl Design or Stencil (I made mine on my Silhouette Machine)
  • Chalk Paint (3 coordinating colors)
  • 1in foam brush
  • Regular paint brush for solid 1st coat of white chalk paint
  • Smaller Detail Brush for final squares
  • Sanding Block or Electric Sander (if you want to distress)
Buffalo plaid sign "pray on it, pray over it, pray through it"
Buffalo Plaid Sign "Pray on it, pray over it, pray through it" vintage guest bedroom shot

Well, what do ya think?! Ready to go paint some awesome looking BUFFALO PLAID??!! If you do, I absolutely want to see it! You can follow along over on my social pages! I love sharing others projects over on my Facebook & Instagram stories 🙂

Thanks for checking out the blog! Have a super day!!