Distressing Painted Furniture With Stain

Before getting started choose the piece of furniture you re going to give a distressed paint finish.

Distressing painted furniture with stain.

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. This technique makes existing or new furniture look old aged and shabby chic. 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.

If you painted two coats use the steel wool to go over the waxed areas. Step 1 sand the stained or varnished furniture using 220 grit sandpaper. One of the console tables needed to match the farmhouse pantry door so i used the same distressing technique. Ultimately any color stain works for distressing painted furniture.

This solid wood side table has been brought in by a customer asking for a simple yet classic black distressed furniture makeover. Look for a wood furniture piece with lines you love and that. 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. 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.

The painted finish will hide those flaws. In this tutorial learn how to distress painted wood furniture using 2 distressing techniques. Farmhouse wooden side table. Once the piece is fully dry you can begin to remove some of the paint and distress the piece with steel wool and sandpaper.

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. I use light stain on dark paint and dark stain on light paint. 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.

Painting stained and varnished furniture requires some specialized prep work but the right approach gives you lasting paint coverage and a fresh look. The customer is requesting a white distressed painted furniture makeover with a subtle glaze to give that worn aged look. This is how i prep painted furniture. Like every painted furniture makeover make sure to thoroughly sand and prep your piece.

Don t worry if it has scratches or watermarks. The table has the perfect round farmhouse style legs and planked top. For example i used light blue and coral wood stain to distress furniture for a coastal beach look.