Distressed Crate Drawers
Give your home a taste of the shabby chic look with these Distressed Crate Drawers. The tutorial with show you how to distress furniture by using a distressed pain technique. Despite what you may think, this is a beginner level painting craft, which means that this technique is easy for the inexperienced crafter. You'll have a ton of fun learning how to distress painted wood and it's just paint, so you're not doing a ton of work. Anyway, it'll be worth the work to have this cool piece of furniture.
Primary TechniquePainting
Materials:
- FolkArt ® Home Decor™ Chalk - Cascade, 8 oz.; Spanish Moss, 8 oz.; Tuscan Red, 8 oz.; Turkish Tile, 8 oz.;
- FolkArt ® Home Decor™ Tools - Layering Block
- Woodline Works Crate Drawer SKU #13046
- Three drawer pulls
- Drill
- Screws
- Screwdriver
- Foam plates
- Water basin
- Paper towels
- Pencil
Instructions:
- Pour Spanish Moss onto foam plate. Dip wood block into paint and lightly drag across surface of drawers and crate. Let dry.
- Repeat process with applying Turkish Tile, Cascade and Tuscan Red. Allow dry time between coats.
- Position drawer pulls onto drawers and mark holes with pencil.
- Drill holes and screw pulls onto drawers.