Clean the furniture with tsp to clean and degrease it.
Distressed wood table top diy.
This table top is inspired by the look of reclaimed boat wood but is made from the panels from vintage panel doors.
Chemically staining the new wood effectively gives it an older looking color and patina and this method using vinegar.
Start by painting the wood and letting the paint dry for a few minutes.
Do not add too much stain because you ll be finishing it off with white paint but you also want the wood patterns to show.
Add the stain to the top of the table.
This technique to distress wood creates an elegant and soft aged wood look perfect for farmhouse style.
Consider using 1 3 wool pads and a half gallon of.
To get this diy white and grey distressed look on already stained furniture.
Pour enough white distilled.
Let it dry for about twenty minutes and do another coat.
Both the rinsing technique and scraper technique above are removal techniques.
Patch with wood filler if needed and sand rough areas smooth with 150 grit sandpaper.
Then follow the steps in the video starting with the vaseline then blue chalk paint.
It works best on pieces of raw wood.
Some of the original patina is preserved in the finish and then embellished with additional latex and acrylic and then sealed with a water base polyurethane that is made for wooden floors.
Paint pan disposable paint pan liners optional but highly recommended because it makes clean up so much easier paint roller optional dependent on your method roller cover 3 8 or 1 2 nap multiple if you re painting different colors optional dependent on your method.