• Home
  • About
  • My Home
  • Project Gallery
    • Decorating
    • Painting & Antiquing Techniques
    • Arts & Crafts
    • Build It
    • Electrical
    • Plumbing
    • Gift Ideas
    • Sewing
    • Tool Tutorials
    • Home & Auto Maintenance
    • Landscaping & Gardening
    • Photography
    • Recipes
    • PHG TV
  • My Toolbox
  • Contributors

Pretty Handy Girl

A DIY Blog Empowering You to Complete Your Own Project. Build it, Fix it and Do it yourself. Home project tutorials.

  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Home
  • About
  • My Home
  • Project Gallery
    • Decorating
    • Painting & Antiquing Techniques
    • Arts & Crafts
    • Build It
    • Electrical
    • Plumbing
    • Gift Ideas
    • Sewing
    • Tool Tutorials
    • Home & Auto Maintenance
    • Landscaping & Gardening
    • Photography
    • Recipes
    • PHG TV
  • My Toolbox
  • Contributors
Home » Aged » The Painted Distressed Wood Panel Tutorial

The Painted Distressed Wood Panel Tutorial

August 26, 2013 Brittany Bailey 26 Comments

17.3Kshares
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

distressed_side_panel_tutorial

I can tell you are excited about this tutorial! I’ve had more comments and compliments on the side panel on my kitchen desk and on the range hood. Today we are going to talk about the painted Distressed Wood Panel Tutorial.

distressed_wood_range_hood

They are definitely the details in our kitchen that make it personal. I got the idea after seeing Sarah Richardson’s kitchen, where she actually used reclaimed lumber on the side of her cabinets.

Sarah_richardson_kitchen

But, I knew finding the right distressed wood would be tricky. Plus, I always worry about the presence of lead paint. Instead, I decided to make it and fake it. As promised, I’m sharing the tutorial with you.

Distressed Wood Panel Tutorial Materials:

  • 1″x4″ boards
  • Kreg Jig
  • Tape Measure
  • Finish Nails
  • Hammer
  • Nail set
  • Gorilla Glue
  • Wood putty
  • Putty Knife
  • Pencil
  • 45 degree triangle
  • Thin Plywood
  • Jigsaw
  • Palm sander
  • Chalk paint (or acrylic paint) gray, white, and light blue
  • Valspar Asphaltum Glaze
  • My Secret Rustic Glaze Formula
  • Rag
  • Paint brush
  • Gorilla glue
  • Coins to use as spacers

 

Instructions:

Create a frame for the side of your desk (or cabinet) using 1×4″ boards and a Kreg Jig. You can follow this tutorial for making open frames with a Kreg Jig.

build_frame_with_kreg_joinery

Attach the frame to the side of the desk using Gorilla Glue and finish nails.

glue_nail_frame_to_desk_side

Countersink the nails with the nail set. Fill nail holes and seams with wood putty. Let putty dry and sand smooth. Prime and paint the frame to match the rest of the desk.

putty_seams_and_nail_holes

Measure the inside of the frame. Transfer the measurements onto your thin plywood. Draw diagonal lines using the 45 degree triangle onto the plywood. (You may need to play with your panel sizes until you get even spacing and even corners.)

sketch_out_panels

Cut the plywood pieces with a jigsaw and sand the edges smooth.

jigsaw_sand_panels

Test fit the pieces into the side of the frame. Make any cuts or sand down edges now. (I actually sanded the edges until I had  a gap in between the panels.)

test_fit_panels

Lay boards onto a drop cloth and paint them different colors. I used a very watered down paint to allow the wood grain to show through. Add a white wash on top by using watered down white paint or dry brushing.

dry_brush_colors_on_panels

Use the Valspar Asphaltum and/or my Secret Rustic Glaze Formula to lightly dry brush the edges and select places to give the boards some “dirty age.”  Wipe off excess with a rag. You can also put a small amount of glaze on your paint brush and knock it on another paint brush to freckle the boards. (Read this great tutorial if you want more aging and distressing ideas.)

add_antiquing_stain_to_panels
Once you are happy with the distressed boards, get ready to glue them into the frame. Add Gorilla Glue to the back of the boards. Set them into the frame, use coins as spacers to hold the panels in place.

glue_distressed_panels_gorilla_glue

Once the glue has dried, remove the coins. And…admire!

side_view_distressed_panels

And that my good friends is the way to create distressed boards for the side of a desk, range hood, or wherever you want to add visual interest. Please feel free to pin and share the tutorial with others.

beauty_shot_side_panel

I’ll be back later this week with the tutorial for building a custom range hood!

PHGFancySign

P.s. Because I know you’ll ask: The desk color is Copen Blue by Sherwin Williams. And the floor is golden oak and natural nugget cork flooring by Globus Cork.

Sharing on Home Stories A to Z Tips and Tutorial Party

17.3Kshares
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

You might also like:

Aged, antiques, arts and craft, Crafts, desk, distressing, Glaze, kitchen, Kitchen Renovation, painting, Painting & Antiquing Techniques

Comments

  1. Ivory says

    February 5, 2018 at 5:56 pm

    Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous

    Reply
  2. Danielle says

    February 14, 2014 at 8:16 am

    Thanks for a great tutorial! You have inspired several new projects for this spring!

    Reply
  3. Sherry says

    December 1, 2013 at 1:09 am

    You did an amazing job with painting the wood panels… Simply gorgeous!

    Reply
  4. Kiffany says

    September 12, 2013 at 10:58 am

    Can you please tell me the paint colors you used for the distressed wood panels?

    thanks so much

    Reply
    • Brittany Bailey says

      September 12, 2013 at 3:33 pm

      Kiffany, I used a bit of what I had on hand so I’m not exactly sure. But, probably Annie Sloan Chalk Paint: Duck Egg, Pure White and French Linen

      Reply
  5. Luisa says

    September 10, 2013 at 9:39 am

    This is super cute. Love the colors that you chose. Thanks for the tips! Saw your feature on Tutes and Tips 🙂

    Reply
  6. [email protected] says

    August 28, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    Definitely pinning this! I’ve been drooling over the side of your kitchen desk for awhile!

    Reply
  7. Jake's a Girl says

    August 28, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    I love it. Hoping to use something like this on the new island.
    Thanks!

    Jake’s a Girl

    Reply
  8. Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

    August 27, 2013 at 10:41 pm

    Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous…. oh yes did I tell you how GORGEOUS I think this all is? Love it all!

    Reply

Read more comments:

« 1 2

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Hi, I'm Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl. I like the smell of coffee and sawdust in the morning. I live to break stereotypes and empower you to take on your own DIY project.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Saving Etta - Follow the Adventure to Flip a Historic House

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Privacy Policy

Affiliate Link Disclosure:

Pretty Handy Girl is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Copyrighted Content Permission

All images and tutorials on this blog are copyrighted material. Please contact me if you would like to borrow any media (photos, video or audio files), tutorials, or ideas from this blog. 99% of the time I would be happy to allow you to use one photo with appropriate credit and link back to PrettyHandyGirl.com (preferably to the same post it was borrowed from.) I can be contacted via email: PrettyHandyGirl (at) gmail.com.

© 2021 · Pretty Handy Girl ·