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Antiquing White Wood Furniture With Glaze to Bring Out the Details

Antiquing a white piece of wood furniture will present the illusion of an historic object. Glazing is the art of coating the furniture surface with a semi-transparent color that will crackle once it dries. The crackling effect gives the furniture an aged look. Employing a few different antiquing techniques prior to applying the glaze will also boost the desired impression. Display your "antique" furniture in a living room, office or as a set piece for a stage play.

Things You'll Need

  • Work gloves
  • Safety glasses
  • Dust mask
  • Metal chain
  • Metal paint scraper
  • Hammer
  • Chisel
  • 250-grit sandpaper
  • Oil-based antique glaze
  • Cotton wool pad
  • Cotton cloth
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Instructions

    • 1

      Slide on a pair of work gloves, safety glasses and a dust mask to protect your skin, eyes and lungs.

    • 2

      Strike the wood furniture with a metal chain. Whack the furniture with different pressures and at different angles. The chain will dent the furniture to provide an aged effect. Rub the surface in random areas with a metal paint scraper.

    • 3

      Shave chips of wood off of the surface in random areas with a hammer and chisel. Sand parts of the surface -- especially chiseled and chipped areas -- with 250-grit sandpaper.

    • 4

      Coat the entire piece of furniture with one coat of oil-based antique glaze. Use a glaze slightly darker than the white surface -- a tan or light green color, for example -- to contrast it with the actual furniture. Follow all prefabricated glaze instructions before using.

    • 5

      Blot the wet surface with a cotton wool pad. Wipe any residual glaze away with a cotton cloth. Allow three hours for the first glazing coat to dry. The wool pad will boost the crackle effect in the glaze.

    • 6

      Coat the surface with a second layer of glaze. Blot the glaze with the wool pad and wipe away any excess glaze. Allow another three hours for the glaze to dry before handling or displaying.

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