the process of inflicting minor damage (dents, scratches, stains) to simulate age on a new piece (see fake)
A heavy, artificial texture in which the floor has been scraped, scratched, or gouged to give it an antique look.
Treating surfaces so they look old and worn, especially wood.
A technique sometimes used on furniture and picture frame moulding to literally beat up the object with chains or other implements and leave random gouges in the wood before finishing. The treatment makes wood look old and worn.
a treatment sometimes called antiquing, designed to make new woods look old by means of markings.
deliberate ageing effects applied to frames and furniture.
a technique used to produce worn, chipped, and "antiqued" finishes on both simple and intricately carved molding.
In finishing, either a mechanical or chemical special effect design to produce the appearance of wear or aging
Also a term used to describe a decorative paint finish that gives the appearance of age and wear.
Intentionally marking, gouging, or scratching the substrate or finish to give an antique appearance.
Fly speck spotting (and/or other age marks) in the finished surface or on the substrate.
marring an object or surface deliberately to give an effect of age.
An aged wood finish created by scratches, dents and wear.
Deliberately creating a marred surface on furniture, thereby lending an aged look.
A technique where small dents, nicks, scratches, etc., are made in the wood to produce an aged look.
A hand-applied process of creating random nicks and cuts in the wood surface to create a well used, or aged look. These random marks are applied to all finished areas except the back of door and drawer fronts and on small mouldings.
Causing a piece to have an old, rugged, aged appearance. Especially on wood, the piece may be hit with a hammer, gouged, scratched and sanded to produce natural looking age and wear areas which are then often antiqued to bring out the marks on the finished product.
The process of intentionally creating scratches, dents and ‘wear and tear' to mimic the characteristics of aged paper, wood etc. Common tools include sandpaper and inks.
Giving the appearance of being antique.
Wood finish that has been given an antique look due to color and material imperfections.
To make something look aged or faded by sanding, crumpling, inking, etc.
A finishing process that adds dents, scratches, burns and other indications of wear and age to furniture for decorative purposes.
Treatment of furniture, used in the process of antiquing, in order to make it appear older than it is. Consists of marring the surface or applying specks of glaze before varnishing
Using various tools to create the scratches, dents and wear that is characteristic of aged wood.
Intentionally marking, gouging or scratching a finish to give the piece an antique look.
A finishing technique that involves purposely denting or marking to render an antique or rustic appearance.
a process used to make wood, paint, or metal look aged
Distressing in the decorative arts is the activity of making a piece of furniture or object appear aged and older, and there are many methods to produce an appearance of age and wear. Distressing is viewed as a refinishing technique although it is the opposite of finishing in a traditional sense. In distressing, the object's finish is intentionally destroyed or manipulated to look less than perfect, such as with sandpaper or paint stripper.