Distressing Furniture With Stain
The primer will also protect the furniture.
Distressing furniture with stain. When antiquing furniture you add layers of paint and stain to achieve a grunge patina whereas when you distress it you remove the finish to simulate years of wear. Learn how to distress painted furniture with stain or wax. Regardless of what clear top coat you select be it matte or high gloss a foam brush will make application easy and even.
If you re looking for furniture with patina and a bit of history you don t need to scour flea markets or garage sales looking for distressed gems in fact you don t even need to leave your. Distressing the furniture with a sanding block or sandpaper. If you re using white paint on your distressed furniture project apply primer to prevent bleeding.
A 320 grit sandpaper can do the trick. This technique makes existing or new furniture look old aged and shabby chic. Ultimately any color stain works for distressing painted furniture.
I use light stain on dark paint and dark stain on light paint. A finishing coat of polyurethane will seal the dried stain making your new distressed furniture durable for the long haul. Parsons urges anyone who is.
In this tutorial learn how to distress painted wood furniture using 2 distressing techniques. After you distress the furniture apply glaze on the surface.