How To Make Kitchen Cabinets Look Distressed. Find simple fixes like choosing some beautiful cabinet pulls as well as more involved changes like completely gutting your cabinets. The surface should look chalky even when you try to wipe away the dust.
Make sure you sand down sharp edges so they appear more rounded. How do you antique white cabinets. Repeat this same method of distressing around areas that would see the most use like the edges opposite of the hinges.
Let the topcoat dry for about 24 hours before you add your hardware.
Gouging Rasping the edges and moldings with a metal file Glazing Hitting them with chains what a fun job that would be for stress relief. Let the topcoat dry for about 24 hours before you add your hardware. How to create a black distressed. Too much distress and youll just make your kitchen cabinets look shabby and not in the intentionally cool chic way.
