A set of basic wooden furniture is housed within a space full of distressed wood walls and floor planks. - Pakin Songmor/Getty Images If you find yourself in possession of outdated-looking wooden ...

Miranda Webster of the Tinsel + Wheat Blog demonstrated an easy distressed painting technique to add character to furniture pieces and other decorative items in your home. Miranda is a blogger ...

Q. We recently purchased an older home with brick on the front that’s been painted white. The siding is white also, so it looks somewhat boring. I would like to “age” or “distress” the brick, but I ...

Paint a base coat on the piece, and let it dry completely. Using your finger and a dry cloth, spread the vaseline out over the edges and corners of your project. Leave it thicker in some places and ...