Kitty's Workshop

Judy Scarboro adds a timeworn look to a brand-new pine chair.

Kitty Bartholomew and designer Judy Scarboro give some tips on how to easily add that timeworn look to a brand-new piece of pine furniture:

1. Use three shades of brown furniture wax, in the following order: light, dark, medium.
2. Use an awl for aging (you can also use a chain). Be sure to use a light touch-you don't want to damage the furniture, just add character.

Work in stages, and remember that the distressed finish should mimic the natural wear a piece of furniture experiences. Thus a chair should have a darker finish toward the edges, and the area of greatest wear would be on the seat, where the friction of use would cause the finish to lighten.

Guests
Judy Scarboro
Owner, Postobello
7270 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323-931-1899
Fax: 323-931-3271
URL: www.postobellodesign.com
Also in this Episode

Kitty Bartholomew: You're Home : Episode KIT-409
•	Past Lives
•	Kitty's Workshop