![]() How to do it: Run a piece of beeswax along the corners, edges, and prominent details that would naturally show signs of wear this will keep paint from adhering to those spots. What you’ll need: Solid beeswax a chip brush yellow milk paint (here, it’s Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint in Mustard Seed Yellow) a paint scraper painter’s tape a round wax brush clear finishing wax. Pictured: Marjee Ann Kress (left) and Jill Wilson at their shop, Mak and Jill’s The Abode Aged Milk Paint Read on for their secrets to getting an aged look in no time. These days they rely on two matte paints for fast results with next to no sanding or priming-one that imparts a chalky look (Annie Sloan Chalk Paint) and old-fashioned milk paint (they like Miss Mustard Seed’s)-for both their design work and the workshops they teach. “It has a history, is built solid, and has great detail.”Ĭhildhood friends and early adopters-”Our first project was repainting my bedroom set when I was 14,” says Wilson-the two have spent years perfecting their techniques. “We’ve always been drawn to older furniture,” adds Kress. “We’re taking dated pieces that have been gathering dust in the garage and giving them new life,” says Wilson. ![]() ![]() ![]() As the owners of a home store and design-services business in San Clemente, California, they have perfected the process of giving so-called brown furniture the kind of layered patina it would once have taken decades to acquire. Just ask Marjee Ann Kress and Jill Wilson, who blog about their adventures in furniture reinvention at. Once Upon a time, a perfectly distressed painted finish on a table or dresser took years to develop. ![]()
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