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.
For various items of wood or metal furnishings, glazing is utilized to create an aged and weathered look. Many do-it-yourself books give specific instructions on how to achieve this particular look, and it can be found in kitchens everywhere. By starting with a light coat of paint, then going to a darker glaze, one can create the look of layers of old paint going all the way down to bare wood.
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.
This glaze is generally wiped off in a horizontal fashion, or along the wood grain on picture frames, utilizing the same basic stroke for each swipe. It is also nice to make a marbled effect when one does a ragging off with the cloth rather than the swipes used in antiquing. For each method, a little practice is recommended until the artist knows exactly what end result they prefer.
To really make an item look old one can actually chip and hammer at the wood before the painting or glazing even begins. This technique is often used when putting a newer piece into a room filled with antiques. This can really make the room come together.
The easy method to create rust is to simply spatter the hardware with a rust-colored metallic paint, such as one might find in a model car kit. For a more realistic look, the metal hardware can be buried and put outside for a period of time. Some restaurants are probably guilty of utilizing the rust colored paint technique.
Not only hardware for furnishings gets rusted, but any recreated farming tools or equipment will need to get the treatment. In fact, by burying the thing in the yard, one can get the newest machete to look like it belonged to a great, great ancestor. Just place it above a printed family photo placed in an antiqued frame, and you can almost bring a corner of the living room back to the past.
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.
For various items of wood or metal furnishings, glazing is utilized to create an aged and weathered look. Many do-it-yourself books give specific instructions on how to achieve this particular look, and it can be found in kitchens everywhere. By starting with a light coat of paint, then going to a darker glaze, one can create the look of layers of old paint going all the way down to bare wood.
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.
This glaze is generally wiped off in a horizontal fashion, or along the wood grain on picture frames, utilizing the same basic stroke for each swipe. It is also nice to make a marbled effect when one does a ragging off with the cloth rather than the swipes used in antiquing. For each method, a little practice is recommended until the artist knows exactly what end result they prefer.
To really make an item look old one can actually chip and hammer at the wood before the painting or glazing even begins. This technique is often used when putting a newer piece into a room filled with antiques. This can really make the room come together.
The easy method to create rust is to simply spatter the hardware with a rust-colored metallic paint, such as one might find in a model car kit. For a more realistic look, the metal hardware can be buried and put outside for a period of time. Some restaurants are probably guilty of utilizing the rust colored paint technique.
Not only hardware for furnishings gets rusted, but any recreated farming tools or equipment will need to get the treatment. In fact, by burying the thing in the yard, one can get the newest machete to look like it belonged to a great, great ancestor. Just place it above a printed family photo placed in an antiqued frame, and you can almost bring a corner of the living room back to the past.
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