How to Antique Furniture with Paint

How to Antique Furniture with Paint

How to Antique Furniture with Paint

In this modern world still it is surprising for me that people like antique furniture. I think the reason is that it has its own glamour and style. These are very much in demand. If you cannot afford the furniture, or extra furniture then here are some tips for, how to make your own antique furniture: you won't need to spend too much.

You will need:

Furniture

Primer

Paint brush

Top paint

Old t-shirt

Sandpaper 60 and 120 grit

Procedure:

1. First you need to choose the furniture that you will be transforming into antique. Well if you do not know which furniture to go for, then a good idea will be first to search for the antique furniture, see some old models and pick one from your home that looks like it. For a beginner a chair or a table will be good. This way you can start.

2. Clean the furniture. You will be cleaning it with the sand paper that is listed in the tools to be used. Sand paper is good to remove the old pain on it.

3. Get your primer. A primer with a vanilla hue might be a good option for antique looking furniture. The coat must be applied with the help of a paintbrush; coat the whole piece with the paint, let is dry. You must sue the primer that is tinted for the base coat. A good idea is to leave it for a night to dry.

4. Now when the first coat of paint is dried, you will need to brush the second coat. This coat can be in hues like burnt umber, olive or sienna. You can also mix paints together, that will cerate your own custom colors. But make sure the paint you use is oil based.

5. Apply this coat of paint on the furniture leaving some dark spots. To make it more antique looking you can wipe off the paint form some areas by an old t-shirt or any old brushes. This will give some extra contrast. Then you have to allow it to dry, it can also take a day long to dry.

6. Old furniture means that it must have wear and tear signs on it, so make some. All of the antique furniture have war sings on them because if years of use. Get eh sandpaper (60 grit) and rub it one the places that you want to show that have slight wear and tear. For example if you are using a chair, it will have marks on the armrests.

7. Make sure when you sue the sand paper it is slow and smooth not too hard.

8. Now use the 120 grit sandpaper also to show signs of wear. Use it smoothly.

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