How To Make Your Cabinets Look Distressed

It will be easier to work on your cabinets that way.

How to make your cabinets look distressed.

See more ideas about distressed furniture painted furniture furniture makeover. Once they re clean and dry apply your antiquing glaze or paint. Old style or new. These cabinets have a wood grain.

A large distressed paint cabinet in the background makes an attractive looking pantry. Repeat this same method of distressing around areas that would see the most use like the edges opposite of the hinges. Use the sandpaper to wear down areas around the knobs of the kitchen cabinets down to the bottom layer of paint. Disassemble your cabinets remove all the hardware and take your cabinets apart if possible.

My kitchen cabinets were white then i painted them brown how do you make them look distressed where some of the white will come through. I moved into this old house with the kitchen cabinets being pink yep pink latex paint with white paint underneath. Be prepared for a good amount of paint and sanding dust. You need two colors that contrast but go well with one another.

Make sure you sand down sharp edges so they appear more rounded. I am looking to make it look french style and want to get the cabinets looking old style too. Jul 1 2019 explore machelle smith s board distressed cabinets on pinterest. Feb 11 2018 explore allison lance s board distressed kitchen cabinets followed by 165 people on pinterest.

Once you re done sanding clean the cabinets with a tack cloth and a damp rag. If using a glaze let it sit momentarily then wipe with a damp cloth to remove excess. Follow the following steps to create an antiqued finish on your cabinets. How to distress kitchen cabinets.

Wipe down all of your cabinets with a tack cloth and then a damp rag. So what are some ideas. I knew the glaze would get into the grain so i decided that alone would give them enough of a distressed look. See more ideas about distressed kitchen kitchen cabinets distressed kitchen cabinets.

Bust out the antiquing glaze. I did not actually distress my cabinets.