How to distress painted furniture the right way 4 easy steps.
Distressed painted furniture ideas.
Once you have your wood furniture and paint colors it s time to get started.
The concept comes from how distressed wood furniture would age over time naturally.
You can paint your piece using chalk paint.
The key to distressing painted furniture is making the furniture look like a piece that has been distressed naturally through time.
Distressed painted furniture has so many different looks to it.
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.
We chose latex paint for its ease of use.
However oil based paints are known for their durability and oftentimes the go to option for wood trim and cabinetry.
I absolutely adore the distressed and aged white paint.
You can get the aged antique look or the romantic shabby chic look with the right distressed paint technique.
But as furniture painters we sometimes love to recreate that look ourselves rather than wait for nature to run its course.
Steps to distressing furniture.
Follow our step by step instructions for painting and distressing wood furniture for an aged over time look.