How To Distress White Furniture
While the project does require paint with a chalky finish and sealing wax you can finish the rest.
How to distress white furniture. This vintage tall dresser is solid wood with 5 drawers and great details and cane doors. Distressing furniture accessories how to painting and finishing refinishing in our grandmothers day if a piece of furniture or a picture frame was distressed it meant it had been around for generations and most of the paint had worn off in areas that had been rubbed by hands or nicked by being moved too many times. When you distress painted furniture you want to keep in mind the natural wear and tear of a piece and work with that in mind.
The 3 most popular techniques to distress your beautiful piece of f. There are a lot of different ways to distress your piece of furniture and everyone has their preference. Bed before how to distress furniture.
To get you started we ll go over a few popular tools methods in detail. Today i m sharing how to distress painted wood furniture for that chic worn look. You can distress wood laminate or metal easily by yourself to make your furniture unique.
Remove any metal hardware or knobs from the piece and store them somewhere safe and out of. To sum it up distressing furniture is done to age your furniture and to make it look older in an authentic way. How to distress furniture is one of the easiest furniture painting techniques there is distressing paint on furniture is also probably one of the most commonly used technique as well.
How to distress white furniture using two colors. Not so obvious from the photo is the extent of prep work required on this piece. Start by laying down drop cloths and preparing the area.
With emphasis on the edges of the furniture use the sander to gently remove some of the paint and primer allowing the underlying wood to show through. To distress the finish and make the painted surface look more naturally weathered take the sander back to the surface of the furniture when the paint has dried. This technique helps if the furniture has been painted on before.