Can white furniture be painted to look like dark wood furniture?

by RobW_

Question by EMC2: Can white furniture be painted to look like dark wood furniture?
I have white furniture and I don’t like it anymore and I wanted to know if there is a way or a special paint I could use to paint over the white so it looks like dark wood furniture.

Best answer:

Answer by chicagirl51
You would have to paint a faux finish over it but it can be done.
I painted concrete floors to look like mahogany wood.
You will need a can of glaze. Clean the furniture with TSP and prime with oil-based primer tinted to your base color. 1 quart should do.
Look at this site:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4451502_make-concrete-look-like-wood.html

http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-paint-a-faux-wood-grain/index.html

This is the one I used for painting my concrete floors:

http://www.paintinganddecoratingconcourse.com/articles/Faux-Mahogany.html

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