Materials:
cabinet door with dark wood finish
ice pick
rock
60-grade (coarse) sandpaper
cloth or paper towels
paintbrush
glazing liquid
mineral spirits
white tint
raw sienna tint
raw umber tint
hardware
Preparing the door:
- Take a cabinet door off its hinges, remove hinges and take off any knobs or other hardware, and place the door on a firm surface.
- Use an ice pick and then a rock to produce pockmarks and dents in the door, being sure to include the corners and the sides.
- Sand the surface with a 60-grade (coarse) sandpaper, especially the edges and corners. Wipe off the residue.
*Distressing and painting:
- For the first glaze or whitewash, mix glazing liquid and mineral spirits, and add a white tint.
- Brush mixture haphazardly on the door. Let the whitewash run into the corners, then rub the glaze off with a cloth, working with the grain of the wood.
- For the second glaze, mix glazing liquid, mineral spirits, and raw sienna tint. Apply the glaze and let it dry.
- For the third glaze, mix glazing liquid, mineral spirits, and raw umber tint. Apply the glaze, and let it dry.
- Since both sides of the doors will be seen, finish both sides. Let dry.
- Attach desired hardware and hang the door.
* For each glazing mixture, use approximately 6 parts glazing liquid and 1 part mineral spirits to produce a thin consistency.
Resources Recipes for Surfaces: Decorative Paint Finishes Made Simple
by Mindy Drucker; Finkelstein; Cenicola (ISBN: 0671682490)
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