Make White Laminate Furniture Look Vintage

The makeover is gorgeous you get a beautiful piece of furniture with a rustic finish.

Make white laminate furniture look vintage. You ll receive our awesome monthly newsletter and occasional surprises just for subscribers. Give a thrifted vintage bedside table or nightstand the shabby chic look of a french antique with inexpensive milk paint and a few easy faux finishing tricks. Shabby chic offers a design theme where furniture is aged chipped worn and rustic. This bathroom had all white laminate cupboards and did not match the english country style of the rest of the decor.

To paint a piece of laminate furniture as with any painting project you ll need a few supplies like disposable paint trays plastic drop cloths and. When it s dry follow up with a coat of white paint. Fill out this form to get our free catalog and ebook a field guide to mid century houses. Now back to the bookcase.

Ways to make fake wood look shabby chic. One difference between laminate furniture and solid wood is the edges of laminate furniture are much sharper and straighter almost plastic looking. This bathroom was honey colored oak. Solid wood edges are slightly rounded so you want to simulate this look by running your sander along the edges like so.

How to stain furniture to give a room a cohesive feel try staining all the furniture the same color. Painting a piece of furniture in the shabby chic look involves two. I used less red and dark tones to achieve this look. Apply a thin coat of primer to the furniture using a brush and roller images 1 and 2.

Doors shutters laminate and more on the way. So while laminate furniture may look like it has a wood grain it s not actually real so there s no reason not to paint it to your heart s content. A piece of laminate furniture that has already been painted is ready to go when it comes to giving it a distressed appearance as you won t need to prime it or give it a base coat.