Craft corner: How to upcycle old furniture
Learn how to distress a simple cabinet with our step-by-step guide. We show you how to paint and distress a bedside table to turn it into a statement piece of furniture.
Want to upcycle an old piece of furniture? Learn how to distress a simple cabinet with our step-by-step guide. In this episode of Craft Corner we show you how to paint and distress a bedside table to turn it into a statement piece of furniture.
Step 1: Choose your paint colour and stir well
Step 2: Paint your first coat
Step 3: Leave to dry
Step 4: Paint another coat of the same colour
Step 5: Leave to dry
Step 6: Choose your top colour paint and stir
Step 7: Paint until the whole bedside table is covered
Step 8: Leave to dry
Step 9: Lightly sand to bring the under paint colour through
Step 10: Rub wax into the surface
Step 11: Add a pretty handle or knob and voila!
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