And another one on already painted wood here.
Whitewashing wood with chalk paint.
You can see how i created a weathered whitewash finish on natural wood here.
Though the term whitewashing gets tossed around for a variety of white finishes it generally refers to painting a surface most often wood with watered down white paint.
Get it pretty wet.
Okay so here are the 3 products needed for this project.
For some odd reason it s just not something that has come up.
Watering down paint to make whitewash.
Whitewashing with slaked lime and calcium carbonate paint was used routinely to paint the rough surfaces of dairy barns which is why the barns are famously white.
Pickling is the best choice for white staining oak.
And let me tell you that now i want to white wash wood whether painted or now.
You will need a spray bottle with water white paint i used annie sloan chalk paint in pure white paintbrush and a lint free cloth.
Then lightly dip the end of the paintbrush these brushes are my favorite in the white chalk paint and brush over the wet.
Any water based paint will work approximately 1 part paint to 1 part water aka 50 50 mix.
To whitewash with chalk paint spray water on one section at a time.
You don t have to use chalk paint any similar colors will work.
Whether you choose pickling or whitewashing both of these techniques simply serve to lighten the color of the wood.
I don t know why i waited so long to whitewash wood furniture.
Once the whitewash has dried use a clear water based finish to protect the wood.
Coco chalk paint graphite chalk paint pure white chalk paint.
Gently brush on the clear finish to protect both the wood and the stain.
But this is the first time that i will show you how to whitewash wood that has not been painted.
To be honest i use the whitewashing technique over painted furniture all the time.
A paint with a longer working time is good.
Use a second dry cloth to wipe off and push the paint into the creases or texture of the wood.
For the whitewash wood effect i used a diy chalk paint watered down in a 1 1 ratio.
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