How To Distress Wood With Stain

Once the color has dried distress the furniture with steel wool and sandpaper.

How to distress wood with stain. Watch me BO Craftsman as I take a new piece of wood and do two different distressing techniques. This 12 board took me less than five minutes to distress from painting the base coat to done and dry. Recently tried a new technique for distressing and I wanted to share a tutorial that shows you how to give old black picture frames a distressed look by using a dry brush technique with wood stain.

If you want to distress wood with paint sand the surface lightly so it will absorb the paint better. Wipe the excess off. For an elegant distressed look that draws attention to fine details and craftsmanship use stain to darken the low points of paneled or carved wood.

To start paint the piece with a color thats. Brush the stain onto the wood. There is no particular technique necessary for this.

Then dribble a mall amount of paint on the plastic or paper plate. The sandpaper will reveal more color. I like to rub a piece of cloth so the wood suck the stain up more easily.

The true secret is how this paint can distress new wood in no time flat. Rock the tool sideways slightly to create a space between the grain. For furniture painted with two colors and waxed use the steel wool to reveal the base color.

The antiquedistressed look is one of the most sought-after looks in design today. Apply Wax and Top Layer of Paint Optional Distress the Piece with Sandpaper and Steel Wool. Paint a bolder color on top of that but smudge it around while it is still a little sticky to reveal some of the paint underneath and make it seem old.