How do I distress a bookshelf?
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I have a black bookshelf that I want to make antique white. I would like small patches of the black to show through, but primarily want it antique distressed white.
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thin the paint a bit, and then sponge or rag on. Experiment on the underside of a shelf.
Paint it white, let it dry, then run a mildly abrasive sandpaper over it.
Paint it white, and then before the paint dries, take a clean rag or a sponge and wipe some of it off - the black will show through in the areas you wipe off, and it'll save you the step of going back & sanding it.