How To Make Furniture Look Antique With Paint
Below are directions how to make painted furniture look old.
How to make furniture look antique with paint. Paint your wood piece with a basecoat of flat or satin paint. Paint Distress Stain This process involves doing the basic painting process of priming your piece then painting with your choice of color. Ill show you two simple paint techniques---color washing and dry brushing---that you can combine to create a weathered wood look on any piece of furnitureA.
If the base color is white or cream use a mid-tone stain. Allow the wax to dry and cure according to instructions before you use the piece. The easiest way to age wood is with things you probably already have in your kitchen.
Here are 3 of the most common ways. Metal spray paint that is evenly sprayed on the shiny surface of a metal piece will give it an immediate look of age and charm. Pour vinegar into the glass jar filling it about halfway.
Satin paint is easier to work with but flat paint results in an older look. Antique spray paint can give the appearance of a timely patina in just one coat. For my paint color I chose Behr- Antique White which is a good dupe for Annie Sloan Old White and turned it into chalk paint using my favorite diy chalk paint recipe here.
Sand off the paint and finish on the wood surfaces of the piece of furniture youre working on source. This week we are going to use all the techniques we have learned in the past all at once. Shred the steel wool and add it to the jar.
You dont want anything glossy since its supposed to look aged. Be sure not to scrape too hard or you may scrape the wood. For a final touch rub a coat of paste wax into the wood with extra-fine steel wool.