With a little effort, one can make their old kitchen look new by making it, well, look old. The same can be done with that old pool hall the family has owned for more than a generation. It is easy enough to create rustic restaurant furniture, even when the furnishings are relatively new.
Chain restaurants have known for a long time that these techniques can be used in this way. Many chains have a particular style which seems antique to the untrained eye. However, no retail food chain would be able to get a business off the ground if the antiques for every location were real.
A popular procedure utilized is glazing, which creates the look of layers of paint complete with cracks and areas fading into wood tone. Depending on how this look is to be achieved, it may be necessary to show no actual wood at all, as the glaze can be absorbed too deeply. By starting with a very light base tone, often a yellow or beige, then going to a dark earth-tone glaze, the effect can be achieved.
Some pieces may even require a primer to avoid bare wood from absorbing the glaze, so be sure to sand lightly any areas of primer which appear glossy. A full base coat will be called for, and this must be allowed to dry completely. The next step is to do a paint and glaze mixture which will be brushed or rolled on and wiped off, allowing the glaze to enter cracks and crevices in the piece.
One will want to wipe the glaze and paint coat while it is very wet, utilizing a uniform motion so that any aging or distressing appears to have occurred at the same time. If one is looking to create a marble-look, then rolling on the paint and glaze mixture prior to the ragging off method works best. It is always a good idea to practice with several techniques before deciding how to proceed on a project.
Prior to the paint and glaze, one can create actual distress by taking a hammer and creating chips in the wood. This can make even a brand new item look roughed up, and once the glazing is complete the piece really can appear to have been handed down. Try making the look complete by rusting any metal hardware that goes onto it.
Rusting any metal hardware helps keep the look uniform with the rest of the furnishings, and unique from other pieces. The lazy approach is to toss a little rust-colored metal paint onto the hinges or locks, and this can work for pieces which do not get looked at close up. However, to truly make rust, one may need to bury the hardware outside for a month or more.
Restaurants often utilize rusting techniques for items such as knives, hammers, hinges, or other metal objects they wish to include in their hanging art. In fact, many old-fashioned style tools are recreated for just this purpose, as hundreds of locations may need these. One trick any do-it-yourself artist can do, using old family photos, is to take prints of these old photographs, then place them in antique frames to make them appear to be from the time period.
Chain restaurants have known for a long time that these techniques can be used in this way. Many chains have a particular style which seems antique to the untrained eye. However, no retail food chain would be able to get a business off the ground if the antiques for every location were real.
A popular procedure utilized is glazing, which creates the look of layers of paint complete with cracks and areas fading into wood tone. Depending on how this look is to be achieved, it may be necessary to show no actual wood at all, as the glaze can be absorbed too deeply. By starting with a very light base tone, often a yellow or beige, then going to a dark earth-tone glaze, the effect can be achieved.
Some pieces may even require a primer to avoid bare wood from absorbing the glaze, so be sure to sand lightly any areas of primer which appear glossy. A full base coat will be called for, and this must be allowed to dry completely. The next step is to do a paint and glaze mixture which will be brushed or rolled on and wiped off, allowing the glaze to enter cracks and crevices in the piece.
One will want to wipe the glaze and paint coat while it is very wet, utilizing a uniform motion so that any aging or distressing appears to have occurred at the same time. If one is looking to create a marble-look, then rolling on the paint and glaze mixture prior to the ragging off method works best. It is always a good idea to practice with several techniques before deciding how to proceed on a project.
Prior to the paint and glaze, one can create actual distress by taking a hammer and creating chips in the wood. This can make even a brand new item look roughed up, and once the glazing is complete the piece really can appear to have been handed down. Try making the look complete by rusting any metal hardware that goes onto it.
Rusting any metal hardware helps keep the look uniform with the rest of the furnishings, and unique from other pieces. The lazy approach is to toss a little rust-colored metal paint onto the hinges or locks, and this can work for pieces which do not get looked at close up. However, to truly make rust, one may need to bury the hardware outside for a month or more.
Restaurants often utilize rusting techniques for items such as knives, hammers, hinges, or other metal objects they wish to include in their hanging art. In fact, many old-fashioned style tools are recreated for just this purpose, as hundreds of locations may need these. One trick any do-it-yourself artist can do, using old family photos, is to take prints of these old photographs, then place them in antique frames to make them appear to be from the time period.
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