Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A set of basic wooden furniture is housed within a space full of distressed wood walls and floor planks. - Pakin Songmor/Getty ...

FIX THIS - The distressed look is in for furniture. It can cost thousands at high end stores. Brandon Coppin, Design and DIY YouTube Host of Thrifty Chic Home has a simple method for distressing wood.

It's very easy to take the stress out of distressing projects. Distressing gives your picture frames and furniture a shabby chic look. It can be a tricky process, with too much or too little paint ...

Question: Is it a crime to paint over old wood paneling? We are rehabbing a l9th-century farmhouse that has seen better days. It was used as a barn for years and the paneling (it's either oak or pine ...

Q: My wife and I live in an older, rustic home, and we’d like to freshen it up with some paint. What’s the best paint for wood surfaces in our home, indoors and out? Is oil-based or water-based the ...

This is a 3.5 minute video I filmed and edited on the technique I use for painting furniture to look old. It rips through the process pretty fast, but I think it shows everything that it needs to.