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.
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.
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