How To Distress Kitchen Cabinets

Then clean the cabinets with a damp cloth.
How to distress kitchen cabinets. Let the cabinets dry completely before moving on to the next step. I did not actually distress my cabinets. You can use an antique glaze rubbed all over and then sealed or try several layers of varying paint that s then battered and sanded.
Wipe down all of your cabinets with a tack cloth and then a damp rag. I knew the glaze would get into the grain so i decided that alone would give them enough of a distressed look. Kitchen makeover made easy and affordable with amy howard chalk paint and dark wax.
Cabinets can remain hanging on the wall but it may be more convenient to take them down for this. Make sure all traces of dust are gone. Once your cabinets are clean and thoroughly dry the process can begin.
This distresing technique is quicker and easier than distressing the whole cabinet surface. Repeat this same method of distressing around areas that would see the most use like the edges opposite of the hinges. Make sure you sand down sharp edges so they appear more rounded.
Distressing annie sloan chalk paint. Bust out the antiquing glaze. Tutorial of how to distress painted furniture.
Start by removing all hardware from the cabinets like handles. Then use a cloth to rub a stain or glaze into the surface of the wood adding more layers until you re satisfied with the color. The whole process took about 72 hours total including cleaning painti.