About the Artform

Wood distressing is a technique that converts a raw piece of wood into a beautiful and vintage piece of home decor. This artform up-cycles your old furniture and gives it a rustic character. Wood distressing is done using various tools like sandpaper, candles and even dry brushes.

This form of art has recently become popular due to its multi-faceted utility. Using this technique, one can reinvent furniture, frames, wooden wall decors and nameplates. This automatically gives a rustic look to the home decor.

About the workshop

The Canvas

Overall Details

In this workshop, you will be introduced to the art of wood distressing and the implementation of its techniques. You will then revamp a plain wooden plank to give it an elaborate and vintage look. In addition to this, you will also get pointers regarding how you can apply the technique in the future.

At the end of the workshop, you will have made a stunning key-holder for yourself.

The colours in the palette

Elements you will learn

During this workshop, you will learn about:

• Wood distressing
• The Faux vintage look
• 2 Distressing techniques
• Stenciling
• Converting a raw wooden plank into vintage home decor
• Creating a faux wooden texture
• Making texture paste at home

Who is this workshop “just right” for?

• Anyone who wishes to reinvent their old furniture can attend this workshop.
• It is a beginner friendly workshop. (Age 15+)

What your Material kit will contain

Materials at your doorstep

• Wooden plank
• Candle
• Chalk paint
• Primer
• Flat brush
• Stencil
• Sand paper
• Stencil brush
• Sand
• Key rings

Other Materials Required:

• Palette knife

• Fevicol SH

• Newspaper

• Tissues

• Flat brush 6-7 number

The scope of creativity

Further prospects and application of what you will be learning

The techniques you learn can be used to create some wonderful pieces of home decor. Ranging from refurbishing your old furniture to creating nameplates for your home, you can do it all!