Antique Distressed Look
Distressed Look for furniture
Posted by MischievousRaven
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Had enough of your furniture looking the same? Well I sure did, decided to decorate my room and brown furniture was just getting boring. So here is a tutorial you you can get the look. It took me 6 days to do 2 wardrobe doors in between working full time and craft making.
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You Will Need (5 things)
- White Base Paint
- Your choice Paint
- Lots of Sandpaper
- Varnish
- Brush
Steps (5 steps, 8640 minutes)
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1
Choose the furniture you wish to paint and sand it down. For my shelves i found an electric sander so made it much much easier then when i did these wardrobe doors.
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2
Paint your first layer of white base paint and let it dry. Do 2 coats on each side all together letting each layer dry in between.
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3
Pick your top colour, i chose the grey that my walls are done with (left over silk paint). I just did one coat of silk paint on each side. Once dry, sand the paint off all the edges.
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4
Once your happy with where you have sanded, sand the inbetween places. Brush down the furniture so when you varnish there wouldnt be bits in the varnish. Varnish both sides.
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5
Voila. My wardrobe doors went slightly green from the varnish i used as i bought cheap varnish. Still goes with my teal wall though.