I started with 4 brand new wood
chairs. They had no color, no
stain, no paint and I wanted to
end up with a white distressed
finish over a dark color. I did
not want to spend the extra time
and hassle staining the wood.
This is how I did it in one day.
Heres a close up of the natural wood.
My secret is to start by using a flat oil based spray on the areas that Im going to distress.
The flat paint dries quickly so it doesnt add too much extra waiting time,
and the oil based paint wont sand off as easily when I distress the top coat of ASCP.
DO NOT TRY THIS WITH A GLOSSY SPRAY PAINT
This is the same technic I used with my primer red dresser and
country bar stools with black underneath on both projects.
country bar stools with black underneath on both projects.
http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.ca/2013/09/distressing-primer-red-dresser.html
http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.ca/2013/04/how-to-paint-bar-stools.html?
Now back to the chairs ...
Once the brown was dry I sprayed the chairs in a creamy white Annie Sloan
Pure White & Old White mix, using my spray gun and compressor.
The edges and details were all distressed by sanding with 220 and finally all the chairs were
waxed and polished.
I hope this gives you some great ideas to try on your own!
