Antique furniture adds value to your home and spruces up the décor too. Antique furniture is considered to be a valuable asset as there is a very good demand for them in the market. Hand me downs from earlier generations can often be found in auctions and garage sales. Keep your eyes open for garage sales and auctions happening in your area or city and make sure you land a good bargain if you indeed plan to acquire antique furniture for your home.

The craftsmanship of antique furniture is very unique. The word antique can mean many things; a guitar can be antique, a watch like the Nixon the Player wristwatch can be antique, and even wine can be antique, but when most of us hear this word we think furniture. Antique furniture is carefully handcrafted pieces where quality was the focus of artisans. Carpenters produced pieces of furniture that never looked alike thus making antique furniture priceless and unique. With antique furniture now becoming a rarity, you can make your used furniture look like antique through the faux finishing or painting technique. This technique enables all your wood crafted items achieve that antique look. You can even give your walls and doors that antique look and finish.

You require a couple of things to get started, including paint, polyurethane, paint trays, paint mixing can, clean, lint free rags, measuring cup, wooden stirring sticks and paint brushes. Ensure your flat base has a coat of paint of a lighter colour than the antiquing glaze you want for your furniture. It is important you work on small areas of the furniture each time. Allow the area to dry completely before you proceed to the next area. Protective polyurethane is required to be applied finally for protection.

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