The key to distressing painted furniture is making the furniture look like a piece that has been distressed naturally through time.
Distressed painted furniture ideas.
I absolutely adore the distressed and aged white paint.
If you want the piece to look like it s been painted before you ll want to buy two colors of paint so the base color shows through when the top player is distressed.
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.
However oil based paints are known for their durability and oftentimes the go to option for wood trim and cabinetry.
Follow our step by step instructions for painting and distressing wood furniture for an aged over time look.
Distressing is the process of manipulating furniture to appear older or to have been more heavily used says jane henry of jane henry studios a full service antique conservation and restoration shop based in new york city.
We chose latex paint for its ease of use.
If you re looking for an affordable way to give a piece of wood furniture a beautiful patina you might want to consider distressing its finish.
Steps to distressing furniture.
The concept comes from how distressed wood furniture would age over time naturally.
Once you have your wood furniture and paint colors it s time to get started.
If you want wood peeking.
You can paint your piece using chalk paint.
Distressed painted furniture has so many different looks to it.