DIY Antiquing for White Furniture

Remove the drawers from your furniture piece, if it has any. Remove any handles, drawer pulls or fixtures from your furniture piece with a screwdriver.

Place a piece of 120-grit sandpaper in an orbital sander. Sand the edges, corners and raised and bumpy areas of the furniture piece that would normally get worn with everyday wear and tear. Repeat on the drawers.

Sand any areas by hand that you couldn't reach with the orbital sander with a piece of 120-grit sandpaper until the edges, corners and raised and bumpy areas have a level of wear that you desire.

Rub the painted surface of your furniture and the drawers with the steel wool to give it a slightly scratched, worn look. Distress the corners, edges and sides of the piece and its drawers by hitting it with a chain and a hammer to give it dings and dents it would get during a lifetime of normal use. Use a utility knife to peel away paint on the corners or edges to give it an old, worn look.

Vacuum the entire piece get rid of residual dust from the sanding and distressing process. Wipe down the piece with damp rags and let it dry.

Apply paste wax to the entire piece to give it an aged look and to protect it from spills and other elements. Apply the wax to small sections at a time with a paint brush. Buff the wax into the piece with a clean rag to give it a nice shine and an aged patina. Reapply the wax in small sections until you have the aged look that you desire. Let the wax dry.

Replace any fixtures, handles or drawer pulls and put the drawers back in place.