19 Antiqued Furniture Makeovers

This was a really fun makeover. After painting I used a baby bottle brush to add dark "fly specks" to the paint.

Distressing paint is one way to make furniture look antiqued.

Dark wax works wonders on paint, especially matte-type paint finishes.

These is a product similar to a glaze called toner by Caromal Colours and it can be used to make paint look aged.

Try distressing the paint, and then using toner and dark wax for a deep rich aged finish.

You can completely fake an antique wood plank tabletop.

Shine red paint using dark wax.

Pink metallic paint can be aged with a mixture of silver and gold metallic paints.

White paint looks great when "antiqued."

Even milk paint can be antiqued in various ways.

Sometimes a small paint brush can be used around furniture details.

Furniture that has been mistreated is a prime candidate for antiquing.

Furniture with missing veneer and rough places looks great with an antiqued paint finish.

Completely paint over a marred stained finish with paint and then make it look old.

Vintage furniture gets a two-tone old-world look.

Heavily distress paint then use dark wax to age the raw distressed wood.

Black paint distressed just normally looks aged.

Metallic paint can be too shiny and aging the paint tones it down.

Gently distress a spindle bed and wax the wood.