How do I distress furniture and metal buckets?

Distressing is easy, you paint one color as primary color [the underneath color] one coat. Then paint the second coat your top coat. Use 300 grit or better sand paper and distress as you would like. If you want dents in the wood, hit with a hammer in spots. Have fun, but don't go too crazy with the distressing or it will look horrible.

There is a trick with vaseline. Paint with the first coat and then apply vaseline to where you want the distressing to show. Paint the piece with the next color and you can wipe the paint off where the vaseline was applied.

Here is a post on how to make it look naturally aged and worn... http://www.recreateddesigns.com/2015/02/making-distressing-look-natural/

Here is a great tutorial on how to paint furniture https://www.arayofsunlight.com/2018/11/how-to-paint-furniture.html

You can distress the paint with 220 grit sandpaper!

Here's how to paint a distressed finish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmV098YeLlI I have lots of tutorials on my Youtube channel about furniture!

Thank you all!! I’m picking up a pedestal round coffee and end table tonight!! It’s rough on top, should I run some sandpaper over it before I start painting! You all are THE BEST!!!