Antique furniture has a number of distinctive visual
features that make it difficult to mistake for new wood furniture, and vice
versa. Color, hardware design and the
condition of the wood are obvious features that reveal the true age of the
piece, but each of these features can be altered on a new piece to make it look
artificially antique. Whether you're looking to give a piece of furniture an
old look for the sake of your own home decor or as a special effects project,
you can make new wood look old with the right combination of decorating and
distressing.
Instructions
1
Strip down the
furniture. Take off existing hardware. Remove existing paint and varnish with
the appropriate thinners and removers, following manufacturer instructions.
Sand the wood all over to prepare it for new color treatments.
2
Distress the
wood. Cut some fake "cracks" in the wood using an oscillating power
tool and cutting wheel, following the grain lines of the wood to cut shallow
valleys. Grind down some corner and edge areas very slightly using the palm sander.
To give some
areas a particularly worn look, beat them with a heavy chain. How much you want
to distress is up to you, but distressing will go a long way toward making
furniture look truly old and worn rather than simply decorated in an antique
style.
3
Give the wood
a thin base finish coat. This will allow you to control the amount of stain you
use and create staining effects while creating a more Old
World look with the stain.
4
Stain the
wood. Work a heavy amount of stain into cracks and crevices to enhance the aged
look and imitate natural wood age coloration. If you're using a light stain,
mix a little of this with a darker stain such as ebony to work into these
areas. Apply the stain over the surface of the wood with circular strokes to
achieve a more old-fashioned texture.
5
Apply a top
coat of spray varnish to the stained wood....Furniture stores TuggerahErina furniture stores
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