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 ...

Thoroughly sand the piece. Really put some effort into this step—especially if it's been painted or polyurethaned before. Once the surface and the corners have really been sanded, you can wipe it down ...

Instead of dishing out bags of money for the same product at a store, why not do a bit handy work? Grab some old furniture and a bit of paint, and find a method to age furniture that works best for ...

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.

Updating your furniture doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. You can give it a trendy new finish yourself and make your space unique.