How do i paint furniture so it looks antique?
Question:I just got a black bed and dresser and i want to paint it white and then make it look antique. how do i do this?
Answers:
After painting it white,and its completely dry. Take some wood stain and smear it on the white paint and wipe it off leaving some streaks in it,go with the grain of the wood. Then clear coat it.
before you paint, it would be good to sand down the surfaces of the dresser to make the wood seem quite worn out and old. The paint wil only change the colour but it wont make it look antique. roughing up the surfaces may make it look old.
maybe add some old looking brass handles and knobs for a truly 'antique' finish. good luck. hope i helped
before painting sand the black wood to show the brown wood then paints is white. Once paint is dry sand the now white dresser in a few spots but not to much
add old handles
it's like distressing jeans.
Well first off sand it down with an electric sander first then paint it your color of choice (white or beige would do best for this) once youve painted it go ever it with sand paper in certain areas and it should take of the paint dont go overboard with the sanding but do it well and in some areas and it could look really nice
I'd check into " Faux " Finishes. There is a " crackle " method to make something look old with the paint crackled. There is an antique method to make it look antique which includes the " roughing" of the surface to make it seem as it had seen years of use.
there are several ways. 1. you can make up milk paint (do a search on recipes) 2. you can create a cracked look by using a two part epxoy and leaving out the hardener aply that then paint over top. what ever color is underneath will show through. 3. apply water based paint in liberal amounts then using a propane (or accytelane) torch heat the paint so it bubbles and if it burns just apply more paint. this works great then using a 5 in random orbital sander sand areas that look like they would be worn under normal use. then using a croc pot mix briwax and paint thinner (this is what we did in a furniture shop but use caution ver flammable ****). melt the briwax then use paint thinner until the mixture is almost watery (will also be steaming at this time (normal-hi heat)) apply a thin coat any exposed wood will absorb the mixture turning it a used brown color. then wipe the peice down leaving the mixture in the cracks. It looks really good when it is all done.
hope that helped
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