Painted Black Furniture
Painted Black Furniture

How can I transform a stained wooden piece of furniture to a modern black painted, distressed look?
Lightly sand the piece of furniture, to get off any old urethane, dirt, and grease. Then clean the furniture with a mild soap and water
Find a good black matte paint, (I suggest Behr paint). Paint two coats of paint, let thoroughly dry and the sand area's to look distressed. Use a coarse sand paper around 60 to 80 grit. If you get fine sand paper it will take it down to bare wood. Try not to get yourself worked up over making patterns with the distressed, believe me when I tell you that random patterns look much better. Finish with a water based urethane, Behr makes one that is good, and it has a nice matte finish that is not glossy at all.
Black Furniture Painting Tutorial