https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-home-dec-making-the-new-look-old Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:00:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-home-dec-making-the-new-look-old#post-464491 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:34:34 +0000 Aida 464491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh Khris that looks awesome! The handles are such a great finish. We recently painted a mirror frame that was done up to look older so it would look even older (from brass to white); it had some splattered black texturing on it, and ended up looking like stone because the white paint didn't completely cover the texture. I bet you could use something like that in small bits for quirkier distressing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-home-dec-making-the-new-look-old#post-464409 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:45:04 +0000 Janet 464409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What fun, and what a great idea for a Christmas present to redo the kids' rooms! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-home-dec-making-the-new-look-old#post-464401 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:33:00 +0000 catgirl 464401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is so cool! </p> <p>I'm a huge fan of spray painting for an easy change-up. When my son was born I spent a lot of time watching HGTV while I was home with him, and that resulted in me spray-painting everything in sight for a while. Also lots of staple-gun action and homemade pillow covers. My husband was kind of relieved when I went back to work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-home-dec-making-the-new-look-old#post-464393 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:23:46 +0000 chewyspaghetti 464393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am re-decorating the kids bedrooms for Christmas. My son is really into the Steam Punk look, so I decided to use his same modern furniture, but to age them. This is the first finished piece, and he really likes it- in fact he asked if we could also do his bed frame this way. This is a metal dresser that was originally a bright, shiny cobalt blue. I lightly sanded, spray primed white, sprayed a satin gray, did a wash of black craft paint, a wash of raw sienna craft paint, and a wash of burnt sienna craft paint. The shiny silver handles got a light sanding, a sponging of raw sienna and a sponging of burnt sienna. Everything got a coating of matte clear finish to hold it all together. The finished effect didn't photograph very well, but it gave it a nicely aged and rusted look.<br /> Now I am working on his other dresser (same design in a wider frame), and his desk- which we are giving a slightly different distressed look. </p>