How To Make A White Dresser Look Distressed

This is great when you are distressing furniture and dont want white primer showing underneath. Dont rub too hard because it could potentially bring the stain back up.

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This distressed painted dresser will be getting a very subtle glaze for a worn and antiqued finish.

How to make a white dresser look distressed. The chalk mineral paint is highly pigmented so its great for making colored waxes with their paints. Well hammering it softly that is. Wipe away the dust with a soft cloth.

To get this DIY White and Grey Distressed Chalk Paint look on already stained furniture clean the furniture with TSP to clean and degrease it. To make black wax for your distressed dresser use about 4 Tbsp of soft furniture wax and added about 1 tsp of the Caviar chalk mineral paint. While the white paint is still a little damp you can go over it with a steal wool to get an even more distressed look or just leave it as is.

You can see the table on the left is still wet while the one on the right is already dry. Sand the edges of drawers as well as painted handles or knobs if youd like them to have a distressed look as well. You can see in the photo above where the drawer on top has been distressed with a.

Dip a clean rag into it and spread the stain over all the dresser parts. If you do paint the sides of the drawers that wont be seen I probably wouldnt worry about distressing them too much- they will likely distress themselves in. Youll continue to add the white paint until you get the tint of whitewash youre going for.

With emphasis on the edges of the furniture use the sander to gently remove some of the paint and primer allowing the underlying wood to show through. Now we come to the special antiqued paint process. So this dresser was whining about being just spray painted heirloom white and was begging to be adorned in a worn beachy cottage look.

Let the stain absorb for about five minutes. I think you could paint yours if they are really rough and even use some pretty contact paper or wallpaper to line the bottom of the drawers. In any case make sure that the natural wood shows through here and.

Wipe away any paint dust or. You might also want to beat up your furniture. Sealing Distressed Painted Furniture.

If you take too much paint off dont panic. For another tutorial on distressing painted wood make sure to check out How to Distress Painted Wood Furniture. Patch with wood filler if needed and sand.

I applied two coats of the Beyond Paint in off-white then I waited overnight for the paint to cure before moving on to the next step. Jolie Sikes shows how to paint and distress an old dresser Junk Gypsy-style. Prep Dresser.

To achieve this rustic look layer a variety of shades to provide depth. Start by applying light pressure and rubbing the sanding sheets or sanding blocks across the surface then apply more pressure depending how much of a distressed farmhouse look youre going for. So I just pretended I was a.

For a varied effect distress the piece with different grades of sand paper. Distressed Paint example from Coastal Living. Dont forget to sand and prime the piece before getting started.

Use a fresh padcloth to add the wax to the table. It needed to be touched with human hands sanded and coaxed and stroked back to life. Just add enough paint to the wax to tint it a bit.

Put Hardware Back On. The antiquing glaze over white sometimes. To distress the finish and make the painted surface look more naturally weathered take the sander back to the surface of the furniture when the paint has dried.

With a light stroking motion quickly and gently dry-brush the white paint over the base color always going in the same direction. Concentrate on the edges and corners and gradually distress the piece adding more damage until youre happy with the result. Distress Dresser optional Wax Dresser Again.

Once all of your distressing is complete you must still seal your piece of distressed painted furniture. The Boss primer will go on white and dry clear. If youre looking for a chippy distressed look.

This way you can safely get the distressed paint look with only the original wood peeking through under your paint. I really just eyeballed it. Paint Dresser 2 coats.

Leave it longer for a darker finish but do not let it dry on the dresser. Then add two.

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