This beginner’s guide to distressing furniture the easy way walks you through the exact process to achieve that perfectly distressed look! There is just something so wonderful about painting …
Do you have an old dresser that you want to update? I will show you how I updated my old dresser and gave it a white distressed makeover!
"I love this farmhouse buffet/dresser, refinished in General Finishes Seagull Gray Milk Paint with ebony glaze and distressed in my signature style!" - New Old Finds You can achieve this glaze look by also using GF's Pitch Black Glaze Effects.
It’s Themed Makeover Day! Whoohoo! One of the best perks of belonging to this crazy talented group of furniture refinishing bloggers is the creative licence I get to take every month when I churn out a new themed makeover. Today’s theme? Distressed. Holy cow was this one fun! I made this white and gold...Read More »
8 tried and true ways to distress your furniture like a pro!
***SOLD!*** This is a portfolio piece to showcase our work. Similar work can be created on a variety of furniture pieces; however, each piece is unique and cannot be replicated exactly as shown. Large Farmhouse 9-Drawer Dresser or Buffet made by Broyhill ~ Chippy White Distressed Furniture ~ Farmhouse White ~ Shabby Chic ~ Cottage ~ French Country Made by Broyhill, this piece is well-made and in excellent condition. It has been hand painted, distressed, and coated with multiple layers of sealant for protection and to prevent further chipping. This extra-wide dresser has 9 drawers - two are hidden behind the door. This large piece could also be used as a buffet/sideboard in your kitchen/dining room to hold linens, utensils, dishes, pots, pans, etc. It would work beautifully in a bathroom to hold towels, sheets, or toiletries. Place in an entryway as a stunning statement piece. Lots of storage for board games, papers, or any other items you want to keep hidden away. No major imperfections. All drawers slide perfectly. Very sturdy and very heavy! Dimensions: 70" x 34" x 19" Freight shipping or local pick up. Please inquire about shipping charges before purchasing. See shipping policies below. Layaway available - see below for more information.
7 easy ways to distress furniture so your furniture looks naturally distressed each and every time! Learn how to paint and distress furniture easily with these 7 methods. Topics include wet distressing, distressing furniture with sandpaper, distressing furniture with paint and so much MORE! Find out which distressed furniture would work BEST for you!
Create the look of this distressed dresser in only a few, short steps. Click over to get the formula for distressing furniture the easy way.
Want to bring color and character to your room? Paint your furniture. It’s easy and it creates a fun, energetic vibe. Especially if you’re constrained to boring white walls because of r…
Beautiful French style reclaimed elm wood dresser with slight antique white washed finish and three drawers. Vintage style brass knobs. Each dresser will vary slightly in natural tones/finish, grain, and distress. Weight of this piece is approx. 70 lbs. less
Master bedroom planning incorporates knowing what things you will buy as well as DIY. Here is a round-up of images that will inspire DIY projects for your space.
This rustic dresser makeover tutorial will show you how to take an ugly duckling dresser and turn it into a swan in a few short steps.
I FOUND THIS TRASHED FRENCH PROVINCIAL DRESSER AND TURNED IT INTO A NAUTICAL BEAUTY | YOUTUBE VIDEO COMING THIS SATURDAY! Hello creative friends and thanks for joining Trashy Treasures Tuesday! We've given our creative group a NEW name and fresh NEW look, but you'll still find inspiring before and after makeovers on the second Tuesday
There are many different ways you can distress furniture! I wanted to share with you all one of my favorite (secret;)) ways to distress furniture. It is simple…
Craigslist furniture is transformed into a beautiful Blue Painted Buffet with just a little bit of furniture paint! Learn how to distress furniture and see stunning furniture makeovers painted in blue chalk paint colors!
Tips For An Effortless Wet Distressed Dresser
Oh boy...this high boy. I snagged it from an auction MONTHS ago and stuck it in my booth in almost as is condition. I loved the...
This dresser has been sitting in my garage for over a year, ever so slowly, transforming, metamorph-ing (not a word, I know) into this... Painted in CeCe Caldwell's Antique White and ASCP Duck Egg. I left the original glass knobs on it, but I can't make up my mind about them... Opinions are welcome! :) This piece is now SOLD.
Create the look of this distressed dresser in only a few, short steps. Click over to get the formula for distressing furniture the easy way.
PSSSST...I'm no longer blogging here! You can now find me at www.acottagegirl.com -----------------------------------------------------------------Clever title, eh? I got this supremely beautiful dresser from my friend Clara, and it's been languishing in my garage for a couple months. I just didn't know what I wanted to do with it, other than cover it in paint. BORRRRING. I've been wanting to try dry brushing with a couple colors on raw wood that has lots of grain showing, and hot dang! Inspiration struck. So I finally hauled my rear out there, put it on an old duvet cover, removed the hardware and gave it some love. Here's the after: Now prepare yourself for a dramatic play by play including video of how the deed was done. Because this piece didn't have any real finish left....it was almost nekkid, I just sanded it with a medium grit sanding sponge, wiped it off with dollar store baby wipes, then wiped it down really well with an old t-shirt using this: Then went straight to my trusty mistints and pulled out some greens. Now remember, I'm just kinda playing around. The only way to get over your fear of messing up is by simply jumping into a project....just be sure it's not your great gramma's dining hutch for your first try. It's also nice to use paint you got for free or almost free. Each time I paint a piece I learn something new....and usually by messing up. I'm to a point now where the mess-ups don't happen as frequently, and I can actually use some tricks of the trade. But every piece evolves as you're working on it, and if you're taking the time to listen, it'll tell you what will work best. And it just might not be a glossy, factory finish....it might want the drunk person look. Be glad if that's what it tells you because it's a very forgiving process :) Dry brushing, mixing up cans of ooops paint, and distressing are the fancy names for getting the 'drunk person painted this' look. Just thought I'd clue you in there. BTW, always save old smallish paint cans to store unused, homemade paint colors: And finger paint the color on the lid so you feel like a professional at Home Depot without the orange hair dryer. It also helps to write where you used this color if you've mixed up say, four thousand teal/aqua/turquoise-y shades. Hadn't done that yet in the pic. Uh, still haven't. So this dresser was whining about being just spray painted heirloom white, and was begging to be adorned in a worn, beachy cottage look. It needed to be touched with human hands, sanded and coaxed and stroked back to life. So I just pretended I was a drunk person and brushed that paint on. Watch me in action, and be lulled to sleep amazed: PART I PART II Shoulda done some serious editing, and maybe taken some speech classes in high school, but honestly, you're lucky I didn't show you the clip with my bat wings flapping whilst going back and forth over the top with my brush. I'm also not exactly sure why my skin is Ompa-Loompa orange.....Anyway, obviously, I don't usually go with a set-in-stone plan when I'm playing. There are times I do have a plan and follow it perfectly, but that's happened about ........ok, it's never happened. Oh look, here's a random shot of what my guys were doing while I was DIY'ing... Okay, well then. Homeschooling creativity at its finest, right there. So that took all of a couple hours. I felt invested in it....more-so than when I spray paint a piece. I hand-mixed the colors. I fiddled with different sand papers. My hands touched every surface. I felt like I was in preschool again. This is playtime, girls. Seriously. I'm learning to be patient and to respect the pieces I work on. So far, that's serving me well. So well that I'm considering re-doing several of my sprayed pieces. Working on projects like this is very theraputic, cathartic, and makes you feel all ying-yangy. Except when you're faced with this: And you realize you've done this: And ya have to use some of this: To fix this: And in order to do that, you have to do thist: And don't forget this: Before getting to this: Because you've visited every Menards/Home Depot/Lowes/Do It Best in the midwest and just decided to go with what 'cha had to begin with. *rolling eyes* Speaking of techniques. (Was I? No? Ah, well go with me here anyway). There are so many ways to age a painted piece. The stuff I did in this post was specific for an antique, almost nekkid wood dresser. I basically just got clued in to what the dresser wanted to wear, then worked backward to figure out how to prep and paint it. Heres' the steps for my Looks Like a Drunk Person Painted It Dry Brush Technique, as shown in the oscar-worthy videos: ~Lightly sand/wipe down (or strip old finish to get down to fairly raw wood) and use deglosser/cleaner. ~Dry brush one color in random patches smoothing out the paint with the grain, using both the flat and side surfaces of the brush. ~Dry brush a second color in the same manner. ~Feel free to repeat the last two steps till the piece screams it's had enough, goshdarnit. ~Use coarse sandpaper to distress edges ~Use medium grit to smooth everything down ~Wipe on and buff out a couple coats of paste wax or Howards Feed and Wax. One nice thing about dry brushing is that it soaks into the wood and dries very quickly. It's about as close to instant gratification as you can get with a paint brush. Here's a few more 'afters': It seems to take on a really green cast in these pics, but it has more blue in person. Unfortunately I don't have anyplace to put it! Is there anyone local out there who might be interested? Shoot me an email and I'll give you the info. Hope you've gleaned some info or was at least entertained by my tutorial on painting like a drunk person. Let me know if you have any other questions. I'm working on doing other tutes like this too, because I just know how much my readers enjoy my mad filming skillz. Here's lookin' at you, kid. I'll be visiting these parties this week. I'll bring the Little Debbies. Metamorphosis Monday @ BNOTP Show Off Your Cottage Monday @ The House in the Roses Anything Related @ All Things Related Making the World Cuter Mad Skills @ Mad in Crafts Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping it Simple The DIY Show Off Debbiedoos B and A Party Twice Owned Tuesday @ House of Grace Tutorial Tuesday @ Hope Studios Power of Paint Party @Domestically Speaking Piece of Work Wednesday @ Primitive and Proper Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Chic Cottage Time Travel Thursday @ Brambleberry Cottage Thrilling Thursday @ Paisley Passions Furniture Feature Friday @ Mustard Seed Creations Fresh Coat Fridays @ Life in the Fun Lane Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home Show and Share Day @ Just a Girl Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest Remodelaholic Friday Linky Simply Designing Link Party Favorite Things Friday @ A Few of My Favorite Things Vintage Inspiration Friday @ Common Ground Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors Style Feature Saturday @ Perfectly Imperfect Show and Tell Saturdays @ be different, act normal. The Gorilla Glue Party Event @ DIY Club, inc. (tried to add the button but just got a broken link...) Weekend Wrapup Party @ tatertots and jello Sunday Showcase Party @ Under the Table and Dreaming The CSI Project Turquoise Challenge Traci's Best DIY Projects of September The Monthly DIY Project Party
30 Farmhouse Furniture Makeovers - Paint, creativity and elbow grease can go a long way to make a piece of furniture shine and add character to a space.
