Hello everybody, it’s Niky from The House on Silverado here
Materials:
- Driftwood Chalk Mineral Paint
- Hurricane Gray Chalk Mineral Paint
- Continuous Mister Bottle
- VooDoo Gel Stain in Up In Smoke
- VooDoo Gel Stain in Tobacco Road
- VooDoo Gel Stain in White Magic
- Dixie Belle Chip Brush
- Best Dang Wax in Clear
- Dixie Belle Sanding Sponge
How To Achieve a Distressed Look Without Distressing:
Step 1: Prepare the surface
First, I sanded/evened out the paint a little bit. When you make something distressed you don’t really have to worry much about the prep work.
Step 2: Add a peek-a-boo color to the exposed wood
Next, since you thinned out the previous paint with the sanding, you want to select a paint color that will slightly show through the distresses areas. I chose Driftwood Chalk Mineral Paint.
Step 3: Paint your dominant base color
Then, we move on to the second/base coat of paint. Choose a color that you would like to be the dominant hue of your piece. I chose Hurricane Gray Chalk Mineral Paint.
Step 4: Dry brush water-based stains for a distressed effect
After that, I wanted to create a distressed appearance on my table by dry brushing 3 different colors of VooDoo Gel Stain onto my piece. The color of gel stain that I used are White Magic, Up In Smoke, and Tobacco Road.
Step 5: Blend the stains with a chip brush
Thereafter, I used a Premium Chip Brush to pull the stain from one edge to the other in one long stroke. Repeat as necessary until you get the desired distressed look you’d like.
Step 6: (optional) Wipe back as needed
If at any time you feel you’ve applied too much stain, just take a lint-free cloth or paper towel and wipe it back a little.
