Artificial aging or distressing is a set of techniques for creating wear and tear on a new finish.
Distressing floor boards.
Sand your floorboards with 150 grit sandpaper wash floors to remove all dust and dirt allow floor to dry completely the drier the better 1 2 days apply primer and dry overnight lightly sand floors with 220 grit sandpaper wipe floor with a cloth or rag dampened with mineral spirits.
Distressed flooring promotes a casual and rustic ambience and is a good choice for homeowners who have children or pets that may end up scratching the floor anyway.
Before the advent of machines built to manufacture floorboards timber for floors was cut in old fashioned sawmills and water mills and prepared for installation by hand giving the wood a particular appearance.
Once it s completely installed beat the heck out of the floor.
It s not difficult to make distressed wood floors and if i can do this on a 300 sf floor you can do it on a table top or piece of furniture much easier.
When you age hardwood flooring you want.
Study how wood changes over time.
Go to a historic building that has wood flooring and study how the floors have aged over time.
How to distress a floor with painting.
While much of a homeowner s do it yourself efforts seem.
How to make distressed wood floors step 1 sand and clean floors.
Distress signal here s the fun part.