Have a piece of black furniture you want to distress? Today, learn all about distressing black furniture with these popular DIY tutorials!
I absolutely love the distressed furniture trend!
Distressed furniture is very on-trend, and I think it’s a look that is here to stay.
There are various ways to distress furniture, and it’s the perfect way to give new life to old pieces.
Once you have some practice under your belt, you can also buy older pieces of furniture, make them over, and sell them for a profit!
Today, I’m sharing various tutorials for distressing dark furniture from some favorite bloggers and DIYers!
First, let’s talk a little about distressing furniture.
What is Distressing?
Distressing, for our purposes, is basically just making a piece of furniture or object appear aged, vintage and older than it really is.
Distressing can also be called “weathering”, and there are many techniques out there to help you achieve this effect.
How to Distress Furniture
Distressing Black Furniture {20 Techniques to Distress Dark Furniture}
Have a piece of black furniture you want to distress?
Today, learn all about distressing black furniture with these popular DIY tutorials!
The Honeycomb Home shares her technique for distressing black furniture, without the mess of sanding!
She uses a simple household item to get the job done, and the results are amazing!
Miss Mustard Seed is the queen of painted furniture, and she has a three post series on how she makes over a thrifted dresser.
The first post is all about prepping the dresser, next, she shares her painting process and, lastly, she shares her distressing technique. It's a great, comprehensive post for beginners and experts alike!
Just the Woods shares her technique for how to get that farmhouse look for your black distressed furniture.
She uses chalk paint and black sealer, along with sandpaper, to get the look!
Salvaged Inspiration shares this beautiful Pottery Barn knock off piece!
So many of us have, or have seen, these buffets in thrift stores. Grab one and try this DIY!
Wondering about the difference between using black paint and black stain to make over your furniture?
In My Own Style shows you how to get the look with black stain, to achieve a smooth, sleek look!
Learn all about how to give furniture a natural worn and distressed look without using sandpaper!
This easy and quick method for weathering furniture, from Thirty Eighth Street, is perfect for your next DIY.
Lost and Found Decor shares her best tips for getting that sleek, modern black painted furniture look.
Come learn all her tips and techniques!
Buffets are so versatile. Pick up a thrift store find and use this technique to distress it and give it new life!
Here's another gorgeous black distressed furniture makeover with step by step directions so you can try it yourself!
At Home with the Barkers shares all about her DIY black chalk paint!
Come see before and after photos of her furniture pieces.
How to Easily Paint Black Furniture – One of the hardest colors to get perfect!
A Ray of Sunlight shares her technique for getting perfect black furniture every time!
Come check out her full tutorial.
Old Things New shares her technique for repainting this darling tressle table!
Come see how she creates this Pottery Barn-like finish.
Interior Frugalista shares this lovely hutch makeover!
I love the farmhouse style, weathered look she achieved.
Furniture Flippa shared this comprehensive guide for painting furniture black.
Come get the step by step tutorial.
Here's another great tutorial for painting furniture black with chalk paint!
I love a good antiquing technique.
This site shares five easy steps for giving your new furniture that sought-after weathered look!
This video, from the Yellow Cape Cod, demonstrates her technique for turning thrifted furniture pieces into Pottery Barn quality furnishings with the absolute best worn black finish.
The primitive look is so on-trend right now.
Go here to learn all about how to use chalk paint to get that primitive look!
I hope you found some inspiration for your next furniture distressing project!
Have you distressed a piece of black furniture? I’d love to hear about your experience!
Thanks so much for reading all about Distressing Black Furniture {20 Techniques to Distress Dark Furniture}.
Have a great day!
