I make rustic furniture for my small local business. For several years I have used this simple recipe for beautifully antiqued looking wood. I have a secret "antiquing/glazing" technique that I am going to share with you.
I find that light color paints are especially hard to "glaze" so I've tried several methods to get the glazed and antiqued look just right.
This is what works best for me.
~~~My secret weapon~~~
Generic Baby Oil!
I recently glazed cream color cabinets for a client of mine.
Here's how:
Once the cabinets are painted I take my hand sander with 120 grit paper.
Carefully sand small areas where the cabinets might naturally wear over time.
Once the desired amount of wood is showing through use a tack cloth to clean the cabinets of dust.
Next - use a very small paint brush to apply ebony or walnut stain to the exposed wood and to the turned part of the cabinet creases (a little goes a long way). Only do one door or drawer at a time - otherwise this method won't work. You must work quickly.
After you apply the stain use baby oil on an old T-shirt and wipe (with pressure) the stained areas until the stain color is all blended. Practice your technique on a low drawer or door first so you can get a feel for how quickly you have to work and how much pressure you'll need to apply to get the stain to "move" around.
Once you have blended the stain your cabinet should look something like this:
Let the stain dry for a day or two before sealing with poly. Make sure the cabinets are clean and free of oil before applying any sealer.
I have tried using glaze mixed with a small amount of stain and I always come up with a pink or purple hue. This "baby oil technique" is easier and leaves your cabinets the true color you wanted them - with a bit of rustic accent.
I use this technique for furniture and anything wood that I want to look aged or antiqued.
It's been my secret recipe for beautifully antiqued wood pieces...
Now it's yours.
Happy Glazing
For more distressing and aging techniques I use CLICK HERE
and HERE
Linking with:
French Country Cottage - Feathered Nest Friday #29
Common Ground - Vintage Inspiration Friday #81
At the Picket Fence - Inspiration Friday #58
For more distressing and aging techniques I use CLICK HERE
and HERE
Linking with:
French Country Cottage - Feathered Nest Friday #29
Common Ground - Vintage Inspiration Friday #81
At the Picket Fence - Inspiration Friday #58
30 comments:
Thanks so much for sharing. I've been trying to get ths look for years and just grew tired of the work. I think I'll try this.
Thank you for sharing your special technique with us! I am excited to try this because I do not have the best of luck with aging mostly light colored pieces without them just looking dirty and muddy. I have a feeling that now that the secrets out, my distressing technique will improve!
Thanks so much for sharing your technique with us. I will certainly give this a try next time I need to glaze a light colored piece. Visiting from FNF. Have a great weekend. Peggy
Ooo...thanks for sharing your secret!
Thanks for sharing your technique. I am definately gonna give this a try!
Thanks for sharing--your clients cabinets look great!
Thank you so much for the tutorial! I've been thinking of doing this in our kitchen, and now it doesn't seem so intimidating! Thank YOU!!! I'm your newest follower :)
xo-Christine
www.firsthomelovelife.com
Who knew! My what genius you have that lurks within.
~Bliss~
Thanks so much for sharing this great tip. I would have never guessed baby oil :)
Now your cabinets look great and very vintage!!! I like it :-)
Cool! Thanks for sharing that!!
xox
Awesome tip! Thanks for sharing. I will definitely try this one, Holly. :)
-Revi
Wow, thanks for sharing this with us! I would love to tackle my crisp white kitchen cabinets... now I MUST! :)
Thank you for sharing your secret!:)
That is fantastic!! I can't wait to use it on my next project!
Thank you!
Leanne @ Because (I think) I Can
Thank you for sharing! I need all the help I can get. This technique looks perfectly worn.
Have a great week!
~Shanon
These cabinets look so good! I want to try. My cabinets are melamine-do you think it will work?
Never tried the baby oil - good tip! It really turns out a pretty product.
Thanks for the tip! Your work is such an inspiration.
Carolyn
{my simple messterpiece}
Hi there! Thank you for the tutorial. Do you leave the ends of the cabinets with just paint or do you add glaze to them also? Thanks for your help!
:) Thanks for sharing your tip Holly! They look great! Following now so I can see all that you're up to!
Great tip, and great look. THANKS for sharing.
Candy
PICKINandPAINTIN.blogspot.com
Wow great tips! thanks so much for sharing. I am going to use this on a french dresser I just painted white. Please check us out at the French Hen's Nest.
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Did you use oil base stain?
I love DIY. You have a new follower
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Hi. Thank you so much for this tip. I always struggle when painting a piece white and then trying to stain where I sanded without changing the "white". I just painted a telephone table for someone on Monday and used white. I wish I had read this first!! Check out my blog I just started to see some of the pieces I have painted.
http://jleebeholdallthingsnew.blogspot.com/
Can you use this technique with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint?
Hi! I've been on your site previously. I have a dark island and was wondering what to use on the dark island. The dark walnut doesn't show up on the espresso island. Thanks!
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