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.

Scour flea markets or secondhand shops for a piece that s solid wood with a stained finish. 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 table has the perfect round farmhouse style legs and planked top. Step 1 sand the stained or varnished furniture using 220 grit sandpaper.

The customer is requesting a white distressed painted furniture makeover with a subtle glaze to give that worn aged look. Sandpaper helps add texture to smooth varnished surfaces for easier painting. Once the piece is fully dry you can begin to remove some of the paint and distress the piece with steel wool and sandpaper. This technique makes existing or new furniture look old aged and shabby chic.

The painted finish will hide those flaws. Don t worry if it has scratches or watermarks. Not so obvious from the photo is the extent of prep work required on this piece. Ultimately any color stain works for distressing painted furniture.

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. This is how i prep painted furniture. Learn how to distress painted furniture with stain or wax. In this tutorial learn how to distress painted wood furniture using 2 distressing techniques.

Distressed painting techniques using stain. 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. If you painted two coats use the steel wool to go over the waxed areas. Look for a wood furniture piece with lines you love and that.

Like every painted furniture makeover make sure to thoroughly sand and prep your piece. Numerous faux painting techniques mimic the distressed look of age worn antiques but the methods that call for stain frequently look the most authentic. Painting stained and varnished furniture requires some specialized prep work but the right approach gives you lasting paint coverage and a fresh look. 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. 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. Farmhouse wooden side table.