currently in the process of having wooden (pine?) board & batten shutters built for home. want to get the distressed look when painting the shutters black or slate. I heard there is a distress ink that can be applied to the shutters. Has anyone done this before, or know how to paint the shutters with a distressed look? Thank you.
2007-09-09 14:01:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
HGTV has a step by step guide about how they did a cabinet. I'm certain this will also work for your shutters:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_faux_antique_distress/article/0,1793,HGTV_3395_4470363,00.html
Check out all of the other articles about it:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_faux_antique_distress/0,1792,HGTV_3395,00.html
2007-09-10 05:09:40 · answer #1 · answered by yowza 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't imagine what motivates people to want a distressed look on something new. But if they do it typically invloves doing a background coat of paint first, then taking a chain or similar metal tool and pounding on the wood to give it a bunch of dents, and then wiping another color onto the wood so it will sink intothe dents.
2007-09-09 15:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.repair-home.com/how_to_distress_wood.html
should help you out
2007-09-09 14:09:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋