~ How-To, Painting Furniture & Cabinets, Antique White Glazed Finish

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You can see a another post showing an antiqued white finish

HERE: Antique White Finish Using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

The pictures in this post are from a few years ago.
I'll update the post, pictures and tutorial soon.

The technique is simple, and mostly the same
but I don't use burnt sienna in my glaze
very often and more.

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I love paint. One of my earliest memories is being 4 years old in kindergarten and painting at an easel. Paint and fairy tales, the perfect combo for a very young artist-to-be. Although I began art with paper, canvas, paints, etc., the usual things, furniture and wood soon followed.

(The final tips and how-to is at the end of the post. )

One thing I've been asked over the years is tips on painting things white for that aged, cottage, shabby chic look. It's actually very easy even though you see it done poorly sometimes. That is only because it takes a little bit of practice to control it so that it looks like it happened over time, on its own. Just don't give up if it isn't what you think is perfect right away. We all start out learning how to make it work.

Sometimes you want the glazing/antiquing to be very light, and then sometimes heavier. You might even want some parts the same piece to have more glaze than other parts.


This picture is of the canopy over the kitchen sink. Sweet Hubby built it for me. Like our other projects, I drew out what I wanted, shopped for the wood, plaster elements and moldings, and he did the carpentry work for me. Then I painted it.



The close-up lets you see that the canopy was painted with a few different techniques. I used a cotton t-shirt, brushes, my fingers, very small artists' brushes, sponge brushes, and most likely the kitchen sink for water.
This part is all wood, except for the grapes. I used a stencil to make an embossed/raised grapes pattern, then after it was dry, I used air dry clay to make each of the grapes so they could be more rounded and dimensional.

I love the look of antiqued rope molding. It's a lot of work to get it just right, but worth it. You go back and forth with the glaze and white paint, dry brushing until you like it.

At first you paint it all white, then take a small brush and paint around each of the rope sections. Sometimes I glaze go over the whole thing, letting the glaze settle in the cracks. You then wipe it off the top areas, before it dries, with a damp cotton cloth. When it is totally dry go back over just the highest areas with this dry brush technique. Load your brush or sponge brush lightly with white, brush it on a paper towel or piece of cloth to remove most of the paint, then go over the top sections of the molding or painted piece you want to highlight.



Sometimes you might find something that is already white that like the shape or price. Not old at all, but quite new. These usually look kind of cheap and often aren't real wood. This wall unit was built by starting with 2 storage pieces from Target. They had glass doors and drawers, and it was just so much easier to use them than to find something old.

This time I used a "lighter hand" with the antique glazing to give just a touch of age. This is excellent for doing a glaze on white cabinets in kitchens or bathrooms, and of course furniture like end tables, etc. You probably don't want a heavy glaze on those. Just a light touch, like you would see on good cabinets that you would purchase already glazed.

I used only a small artist brush with a combination of raw umber and a touch of burnt sienna for the glaze. Lowe's has some nice glazes that are already mixed. You can also find small bottles at the craft store if you don't want to try to mix your own. Glaze is usually 3 parts glaze (or you can try just water) to 1 part paint if you are mixing your own. Glaze dries more slowly, but water will also work.

http://thedecoratedhouse.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-to-antique-white-cottage-vintage.html
Here you can see that the furniture pieces were left the white, and then I took a small artist's brush and painted my glaze along the lines and crevices that would have accumulated dust and wear over the years if it had been old. You can't draw a straight line??? Neither can I. Keep a damp cloth with you, after you paint the glaze on, take the cloth around you index finger, keep it at an angle towards you (in this picture you would be pointing your finger towards the right with you on the left side) and wipe off the excess. It gives you a pretty even line.

The top areas, rope molding and corbels have a slightly heavier glaze application.

It really is so easy after you tackle a couple of projects, you'll be an expert!

1. Sand lightly and use a tack cloth to remove any dust. Don't strip it if you are going to paint anyway and you want it to look old.
2. Prime. I love Kilz spray paint. It comes in a can as well. If your piece is already white you might be able to skip the priming. Patch any holes or places that you need to now, and sand smooth.
3. Again I love to spray. My favorite spray paint is Krylon, Dries in 12 mins. (maybe 10..something like that) Let it dry longer! Let it sit and really dry because you are going to be doing a wet technique on it. You can also brush on your paint. I like the foam rollers for any area I can paint with them. They give a nice finish.
4. Brush on your glaze. (Glaze sold as tinted or clear, and you add your own umbers, taupes or siennas to it. I like the gallon can of clear at Lowe's, or the Mocha one by Decorative Effects, Valspar, also at Lowe's. Home Depot has the Behr brand.) The glaze is mixed 1 part glaze to 3 parts paint if you mix your own. Just adjust the amount of color you want by adding more glaze (less saturation of color) or more paint (more color and saturation.) Keep that damp cloth nearby and fresh clean water. As you brush the glaze on the piece, you will be taking it off as well with the damp cloth. This is how you control the amount of antiquing you do. I actually only paint on the areas that are recessed, leaving the white, cream color as is.
5. You might want to do a little sanding, just be sure you let it sit and dry very well. Otherwise the paint will peel rather than just look sanded.

Have Fun!

See Y'all Soon~

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