How to Antique Furniture with MudPaint’s Wax

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes

‘How to antique furniture‘ is a question we get often. Antiquing and distressing is a great way to enhance a furniture piece’s details and add that missing “something” to a piece.  You know when you paint a piece and then feel like it needs more?  Antiquing with wax is that “more”.  It adds texture, depth, charm and character!

I love a piece that is antiqued and I love it more that it is inexpensive and simple to do.  With MudPaint’s wax, any piece can be antiqued with a little elbow grease.  Follow these steps to antique furniture:

1. Using a brush apply one coat of your favorite MudPaint color.
2. Once dry, apply a second coat if needed.  Most pieces will only need one coat with MudPaint’s even coverage.
3. If a second coat was needed, allow the paint to dry.
4. Next apply a coat of clear wax with a wax brush.
5. Wipe off the excess wax with a lint free cloth.
6. While the clear wax is still wet, apply Dark or Black wax with a wax brush.
7. Using a clean lint free cloth, wipe back the Dark or Black wax depending on the look you are going for.
8. If needed, you can use clear wax to take off more of the Dark or Black wax.
9. Allow to dry.

Finally — follow this short article on how to clean your wax brush once completed!