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| Fast Fixes for Old and New Furniture |
| Freshen up your old furniture with some fast fixes, or make a new chair look like an antique. |
From "Today Show Tips"
episode DTST-103 |
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Making a New Chair Look Old
Antiques have wear marks — lighter areas in the wood where it's clearly worn or dents and scratches from use. Here's how to give new furniture that same look of years of wear.- If the chair is already stained, remove the clear coat off the top. That will let you add more stain or more color to the wood.
- Use a bicycle chain to distress the wood. Just basically whip that chair! You can use other "tools" as well: a brick, keys, even a meat tenderizer. The goal is to make the chair look like it's been through a lot. Don't be afraid to hit hard, either. That's what it'll take.
Be sure to hit the edges to simulate worm holes. Drop a brick on it a few times.
You also can create worm holes with a 1/16-inch drill bit. Just drill four or five holes close together in a natural-looking pattern.
Clean off all the dust from the distressing.
Use three different colors of stain. Apply the darkest shade first around the edges and in the corners. That will make the chair look like it has collected dirt.
Wipe off the stain and blend in any streaks.
The second stain goes right over the first one. Blend it in.
Finish up with the lightest shake, followed by a clear coat.
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