How To Distress Furniture With Paint

18 3k subscribers step 1 first coat apply one coat of paint to your piece.
How to distress furniture with paint. For example i used light blue and coral wood stain to distress furniture for a coastal beach look. Distress wood furniture edges. How to distress the paint on wooden furniture try a dry distressing technique.
My method of wet distressing furniture is adding a small amount of water to a shop towel. Make sure to add painters tape behind each hardware hole to prevent paint from dripping through the hole into the drawer. Place your wood furniture piece on top of a drop cloth and lightly sand the wood to create a rough surface.
Creating a distressed look. Ultimately any color stain works for distressing painted furniture. Searching for a foolproof way to give a piece of furniture a naturally worn effect.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. Go for wet distressed look. For more projects and ways to use bondo to repair furniture make sure to check out how to repair furniture with bondo wood filler.
If you re painting a piece made of raw. Let it dry completely. Create a paint wash.
Next tape off the dresser drawers to prevent paint from getting on the sides of the drawers. I use light stain on dark paint and dark stain on light paint. If you re using a single color on a piece of furniture and want to expose the original.