How To Paint Furniture To Make It Look Antique
You can do additional old layer coats if you want or stain the wood before applying the white coat.
How to paint furniture to make it look antique. Im more of a vintagedistressed kinda girl. Work with the grain to prevent gouging the wood. Work fairly quickly but dont apply too much paint at once.
Lightly sand the entire surface using a 150-grit sanding block. Select the proper paint. Trust me when I say that the 5 steps to antique painted furniture are easy really easy.
Be sure not to scrape too hard or you may scrape the wood. Distressing is ideal for creating an aged look that works well with rustic and cottage decor. I wanted to darken the fireplace so when the white milk paint started to peel away it would look dark and old underneath.
Wipe the glaze off right away with either a rag fine steel wool or piece of carpet. We applied the white paint with a 2 12 angle Purdy brush literally just slapping it on. You dont want anything glossy since its supposed to look aged.
Coat the wooden furniture in a thin layer of latex or other indoor paint. Use a straight motion rather than rubbing. There are a few different techniques you can use to give your painted furniture piece an antique look.
Apply stripper to all painted surfaces with a chip brush we used an old cooking pot as a reservoir for the stripper. Our gallery of furniture painting ideas serves up 40 clever ways to give new life to old furniture. To give your painted furniture a timeworn appearance brush a thin coat of oil-based stain onto an area then use a cotton rag to wipe the stain off most of the surface leaving it mostly in any recessed areas.