How to Paint Striations on Furniture

Decorating furniture helps to personalize it for yourself and to make it fit the theme for the room. Multiple options exist in decorating furniture pieces, and painting is a common way to start. Painting doesn't just mean coating the furniture in a new color. Various painting techniques help create an effect or a specific design in the piece. One example is striations. Striations help mimic the look of natural stone when used with a stone-like color, and the lines are attractive no matter what color you use. Painting striations on furniture requires some basic supplies.

Things You'll Need

• Rag
• Mild detergent
• Towel
• Paint
• Corrugated cardboard

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Clean the furniture thoroughly with a rag to eliminate any dirt or dust from the surface. Use a mild detergent to remove tougher dirt and then dry the furniture with a towel.

   • 2

     Apply paint to the furniture with a rag, which gives it an uneven texture and coating. Use darker gray, green or an aqua blue paint to simulate a stone-like appearance.

   • 3

     Drag a piece of corrugated cardboard gently through the paint in curved lines. The edge of the cardboard creates the striations through the paint as it dries.