Aged Painted Furniture: Antiquing & Distressing Painted Furniture With Techniques

Antiquing Painted Furniture

The antiquing process is a more sophisticated form of distressing in which the craftsman not only make the furniture item look aged but also create the antiqued representation and dimension to that product. In the Antiquing process, the craftsman uses many antiqued paint finishes to make that item look more charming. The antiquing process can only be accomplished by adding paint to that product. This process is a time engrossing process and it might take several steps to gain an antique finish.

Distressing Painted Furniture & Its Techniques

The act of making the paint surface of the furniture product look instinctively antiquated is known as the distressing process. This technique is mainly accomplished in order to give a sleek antique look to any furnishing product. The distressing technique can also be applied to many surfaces of metal, plastic and stone products. The distresses can only be accomplished by hand and not by any other means. The distressing process can only be attained by removing the paint layer of the product.
Distressing Painted Furniture Techniques
There are many techniques by which one can distress the painted furnishing product and some of the techniques are as follows:

1. Candle Technique: This technique is the most guaranteed technique and is useful for the painted as well as for raw furnishing product. In this technique, the candle is marginally rubbed over some spots of that product and after that, the product is painted with a layer of rust-oleum paint. Once the paint is dried then the sandpaper is used and rubbed over the surfaces. The paint will befall naturally where the candle was rubbed.
2. Sanding Technique: This is one of the most common and easy techniques in which the paint layers of the product is scraped by using sandpaper. This technique is useful for both painted as well as for unpainted surfaces.
3. Dry Brush Technique: This technique can create a scratched look on the surface of that product. In this technique, an old and rough paint brush is used and soaked in the paint and after that, it is applied to the product.

Distressing/Antiquing Painted Furniture With Stain

Here are some of the steps to distress the furnishing product with a stain:

1. Firstly eliminate all the hardware from the furnishing item and clean it with a soft dry cloth.
2. Apply a thin layer of liquid sander over the surface of that product by using a soft dry rag. Once the surface of the product is dried apply a layer of wood primer on all the surfaces and the edges of that product.
3. Remove all the finish of that product and apply a paint stain according to the manufacturer instructions and continue applying and scraping the paint until the stain is settled in the deep areas of that product.
4. And at last apply two layers of the polyurethane by using a foam brush and allow it to dry for a couple of hours.