Help! Shit furniture paint has ruined my chest of drawers! (Pics)

[StripytopandJordans]

We have had this chest of drawers in the family for decades. It was looking a bit tired so I got some wood furniture paint, did two coats and it’s total shit- lumpy, with brush strokes. Shit finish. I’ve painted wood furniture before and its always looked lovely.

how do I sort it out? Sand it a bit for a shabby chic look? Paint over the top with a better quality paint?!

That looks like rhe paints not been stirred properly and then applied too thickly. There is literally globs of it.

You will get a better finish by adding water to the paint in a separate tray and using a small foam roller. For a very smooth finish you may need 3 coats. It also helps to lightly sand in between coats. Also always remove the knobs and any other furniture for a professional looking finish.

Rustoleum is very thick and clarty and doesn't give a smooth professional finish, plus if stored after opening it goes very thick, I always add water. Annie Sloane is the same. The last ones I did using Annie Sloane achieved a sprayed on look by thinning the paint, rolling on, and a light sand between coats.

Have you sealed the chalk paint with the wax, yet? If not, you'll probably find that you can simply wash it off using warm soapy water and a washing up sponge.

In your shoes, I'd actually wash/wipe off the worst parts (remove the knobs!) and then re-apply to those areas, lightly sand the whole lot and then add one more light coat, after adding a little water to thin the paint).

If it's a really old chest of drawers chances are it's not water but oil paint underneath or even latex (latex can over acrylic but not the other way around). You can't use oil over water.
My advice: sand everything and start from scratch. If your paint's expensive I'd skip the primer. If it's cheap, I'd go with one or two coats of primer (assuming you're using white again because then you need less layers to make it proper opaque). (BTW This has also happened to me when I forgot to dilute the paint I was using... in which case start from scratch!).
Matte: shows every single issue. Glossy: the final result is very forgiving but can be a pain in the arse if you're not good with your hands or haven't sanded properly. I usually go with satin now for pretty much everything because it's less hassle and it's easier to get a good result without having to do like the pros who sand in between coats.