How do I paint a distressed effect on my furniture?
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Hi there, here's a lovely tutorial that will show how in 6 easy steps - https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-to-distress-furniture-in-6-easy-steps
Hi there, You could rub down the corners and various areas and then paint it over then rub back other areas then paint again and repeat the process until you are happy with the result. Enjoy the process!
Lightly sand the edges and raised parts that would naturally get wear. It looks weird when you distress parts that would never wear naturally.
If you are wanting a bit of the original wood color to show through, rub the wear areas with some wax.... wear areas are the edges of drawers/door, and around the pull knobs. Then paint and the wax will resist the paint. You can add more aging by using sand paper to see more of the base color.