Distressing Painted Furniture With Stain
Look for a wood furniture piece with lines you love and that.
Distressing painted furniture with stain. For example i used light blue and coral wood stain to distress furniture for a coastal beach look. The customer is requesting a white distressed painted furniture makeover with a subtle glaze to give that worn aged look. This vintage tall dresser is solid wood with 5 drawers and great details and cane doors. Scour flea markets or secondhand shops for a piece that s solid wood with a stained finish.
Don t worry if it has scratches or watermarks. Ultimately any color stain works for distressing painted furniture. Farmhouse wooden side table. Sand again once paint has fully dried and before applying stain give the furniture s edges a thorough sanding so areas of wood are showing through to simulate years of wear.
If you painted two coats use the steel wool to go over the waxed areas. Applying paint with a paint brush creates peaks and valleys that will be more visible when you apply the stain resulting in a more accurate antique look. 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. The table has the perfect round farmhouse style legs and planked top.
In this tutorial learn how to distress painted wood furniture using 2 distressing techniques. Distressed painting techniques using stain. Numerous faux painting techniques mimic the distressed look of age worn antiques but the methods that call for stain frequently look the most authentic. Not so obvious from the photo is the extent of prep work required on this piece.
Before getting started choose the piece of furniture you re going to give a distressed paint finish. This technique makes existing or new furniture look old aged and shabby chic. Like every painted furniture makeover make sure to thoroughly sand and prep your piece. Once the piece is fully dry you can begin to remove some of the paint and distress the piece with steel wool and sandpaper.
One of the console tables needed to match the farmhouse pantry door so i used the same distressing technique. Step 1 sand the stained or varnished furniture using 220 grit sandpaper. The painted finish will hide those flaws. 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 is how i prep painted furniture. Sandpaper helps add texture to smooth varnished surfaces for easier painting. Learn how to distress painted furniture with stain or wax.