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.
A popular procedure utilized is glazing, which creates the look of layers of paint complete with cracks and areas fading into wood tone. Depending on how this look is to be achieved, it may be necessary to show no actual wood at all, as the glaze can be absorbed too deeply. By starting with a very light base tone, often a yellow or beige, then going to a dark earth-tone glaze, the effect can be achieved.
To avoid the absorption of glaze a primer can be used so long as it is given light sanding prior to the base coat. The base coat should be brushed on and allowed to dry overnight. The paint and glaze mixture is sometimes brushed on, but is also sometimes rolled on before being wiped off with a clean cloth until it has the right look to it.
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.
Taking a hammer, nails, or other devices to create chips and gouges in wood, or deep scratches on metal, can reinforce the distressed look. A newly made book shelf can appear to be over a hundred years old when these distressing techniques are used together. The final step would be making sure all metal pieces are rusted before putting them on.
Rusting any metal hardware helps keep the look uniform with the rest of the furnishings, and unique from other pieces. The lazy approach is to toss a little rust-colored metal paint onto the hinges or locks, and this can work for pieces which do not get looked at close up. However, to truly make rust, one may need to bury the hardware outside for a month or more.
Restaurants often utilize rusting techniques for items such as knives, hammers, hinges, or other metal objects they wish to include in their hanging art. In fact, many old-fashioned style tools are recreated for just this purpose, as hundreds of locations may need these. One trick any do-it-yourself artist can do, using old family photos, is to take prints of these old photographs, then place them in antique frames to make them appear to be from the time period.
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.
A popular procedure utilized is glazing, which creates the look of layers of paint complete with cracks and areas fading into wood tone. Depending on how this look is to be achieved, it may be necessary to show no actual wood at all, as the glaze can be absorbed too deeply. By starting with a very light base tone, often a yellow or beige, then going to a dark earth-tone glaze, the effect can be achieved.
To avoid the absorption of glaze a primer can be used so long as it is given light sanding prior to the base coat. The base coat should be brushed on and allowed to dry overnight. The paint and glaze mixture is sometimes brushed on, but is also sometimes rolled on before being wiped off with a clean cloth until it has the right look to it.
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.
Taking a hammer, nails, or other devices to create chips and gouges in wood, or deep scratches on metal, can reinforce the distressed look. A newly made book shelf can appear to be over a hundred years old when these distressing techniques are used together. The final step would be making sure all metal pieces are rusted before putting them on.
Rusting any metal hardware helps keep the look uniform with the rest of the furnishings, and unique from other pieces. The lazy approach is to toss a little rust-colored metal paint onto the hinges or locks, and this can work for pieces which do not get looked at close up. However, to truly make rust, one may need to bury the hardware outside for a month or more.
Restaurants often utilize rusting techniques for items such as knives, hammers, hinges, or other metal objects they wish to include in their hanging art. In fact, many old-fashioned style tools are recreated for just this purpose, as hundreds of locations may need these. One trick any do-it-yourself artist can do, using old family photos, is to take prints of these old photographs, then place them in antique frames to make them appear to be from the time period.
About the Author:
Read more about Methods To Recreate Rustic Restaurant Furniture From Newer Pieces.
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire