Aging an Old World Dining Table Base

I have several white plaster column bases and it's really easy to age them using simple paints and a little time. The results are amazing. 

You will need:

 Column Base

Yellow base paint

Brown and gold/copper glaze

Stipple brush

Paper towels

 Old English Polish

 Stencil

Painters Tape

 Thick Cutting board (optional)

Start with Plain white plaster column base.

You will need to paint entire column with yellow base paint.




I then took a stipple brush to dab brown glaze into the crevices, and any pits in the plaster. This will look like old dirt and shadows. That's what you want.

Take a paper towel and just dip it in the brown glaze and wipe it all over the column, as if you were dusting. It will take several paper towels to do this.

Once you have dusted it with the brown glaze, wipe it all off. Some will stay behind. Keep repeating this step until you get the level of brown shadowing you like.

 Now take Old English scratch remover, pour onto paper towel and rub all over the base, including the top. This will give an aged look right away. Then wipe it off really well, as it's greasy.

Once dry, about an hour take a scroll stencil and dab gold and copper paint with a light touch using a sponge. Let dry and remove the stencil.  Now if you want it taller for a side table, add a thick cutting board to the base with hot glue.

Now you have a pretty end table or turn it back upside down for a planter!