Painting Laminate Furniture To Look Distressed

On most of the pieces using water based paint and finish worked great.

Painting laminate furniture to look distressed. 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. To distress wood and laminate furniture start by stripping off the finish using 120 grit sandpaper and wiping the furniture with a damp cloth to remove any dirt and dust. Shabby chic offers a design theme where furniture is aged chipped worn and rustic. For a dry distressed look you can use tools such as wire brushes sandpaper files or even chains and hammers to mimic the appearance of years of rubbing and impact damage she says.

A piece of laminate furniture that has already been painted is ready to go when it comes to giving it a distressed appearance as you won t need to prime it or give it a base coat. The customer is requesting a white distressed painted furniture makeover with a subtle glaze to give that worn aged look. Not so obvious from the photo is the extent of prep work required on this piece. Poor adhesion after the paint has dried cured this will cause all your hard work and paint finish to scratch off easily long after your piece is complete this is a perfect piece to show you the 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture.

This vintage tall dresser is solid wood with 5 drawers and great details and cane doors. Distress with by dry brushing. Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1. Then let the paint completely dry on your furniture before you begin giving it more of a distressed look with the acrylic paint.

Https bit ly 2s7jinz in this video i show you 2 easy f. In the beginning i would sand down the wood or laminate clean paint my designs with water based acrylics and finish the piece with polyshield waterbased finish. I have been painting furniture for 40 years. If you re using a single color on a piece of furniture and want to expose the original wood layer henry says dry distressing is the way to go.

Once all of the paint glue is completely dry on the furniture squirt some of the acrylic paint you used for the crackles or if you didn t use brown gold and cream for. Painting a piece of furniture in the shabby chic look involves two. How to distress painted furniture using 2 easy furniture distressing techniques detailed blog post. Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet 2.