| If you have old furniture in your house, you do not | | | | enough. You just have to paint the furniture and then |
| have to toss it out right away. One way that you can | | | | rub off certain spots with a piece of fine sand paper. |
| make your used chairs, tables or armoires look like | | | | This will make it look like the piece is worn. You can |
| new is to paint it. You can use a variety of different | | | | even paint an undercoat and then rub off some of the |
| techniques when you paint your old furniture to look | | | | top coat to allow the undercoat to show through. This |
| like new that will end up giving it a whole new look. | | | | is often done with patina painting techniques in which a |
| If you have old furniture, you may be tempted to toss | | | | gold undercoat is used over a soft blue green color. |
| it in the trash. But if you spend a little bit of time on it, | | | | Crackle painting is another technique that you can use |
| you will find that you can recycle it so that it looks | | | | when you are panting furniture and gives the item a |
| appealing. Painting is easy and can bring a whole new | | | | worn, antique look that is also attractive. You can find |
| life to any old but favorite piece. | | | | crackle paint kits as well as other types of decorative |
| Before you start painting you will want to take out any | | | | paint kits at your local craft store. |
| drawers as well as take off the handles. If the furniture | | | | You can paint furniture and also paint floors or throw |
| is varnished or has a veneer, you are going to have to | | | | rugs to match the new furniture. With throw rugs, you |
| paint over it with primer. Paint primer will make paint | | | | can use a fabric dye and dye them so that they |
| stick to anything, even tiled floors. You will need to give | | | | match the new decor. This is an easy way to keep |
| all veneered pieces a couple of coats of paint primer | | | | the throw rugs in the home without having to get rid of |
| that you can find in your paint store, to get it ready for | | | | them. If you have a plain area rug, you can paint a |
| painting. | | | | design on it and use the same design on the painted |
| Choose a color that you will like and will brighten up the | | | | furniture. |
| room. One choice you may want to make is to paint it | | | | Using stencil designs or hand stamps is one way that |
| a pastel color that will be bright, especially if it has been | | | | you can refinish your old furniture after painting. If you |
| a dark piece of wood. You can simply paint it white, or | | | | do not want it to look too plain, you can add a |
| you can use a variety of different techniques to get it | | | | decorative paint touch. Once you start to paint old |
| the way that you want. | | | | furniture, you will never get rid of old furniture again. |
| You can give the painting a distressed look easily | | | | |