I don t know why i waited so long to whitewash wood furniture.
Whitewash wooden table top.
It was described as antique whitewash.
To be honest i use the whitewashing technique over painted furniture all the time.
Again it does not have to be perfect.
If your personal brand of diy is rehabbing interior pieces one thing s for sure wood whitewash furniture will never go out of style.
And let me tell you that now i want to white wash wood whether painted or now.
I just started my first piece of painting ever an old table.
I sanded it and painted with a blueish chalk paint.
Once it is dry it was time for the white wash.
Mix paint and water to desired consistency for this example i used equal parts.
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Wipe the residue and dust with a clean damp cloth to create a clean and safe environment to work in.
The tools products i used to accomplish this unique finish are down below with links.
However the pedestal is lighter than the table top.
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You can use a ready made wood stain or whitewash pickling or you can also make your own whitewash formula by mixing paint and water 2 1 ratio of latex paint and water.
Rather than lathering on a transformative layer of paint whitewashing simply adds a muted coating that still maintains the original wood allure plus there s no shortage of surfaces that could reap the benefits of a whitewashed rustic meets vintage look.
Dip rag in mixture and apply it liberally to the wood as you would a stain wiping over it with a rag to evenly distribute it.
Technique 1 paint and water.
Roll it on right on top of the blue.
I m pretty sure the table top is made of poplar and the pedestal made of elm.
In this video i will demonstrate how to whitewash a dining table.
Apply one more layer using the same watered down mixture of 70 water with 30 paint of your final paint color for me it was navajo white to add the look of the white wash.
That tutorial is great.
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I wanted to lighten the grey looking poplar table top to restore the whitewash look.
For some odd reason it s just not something that has come up.
I purchased a second hand table on a single pedestal.
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I experimented with white dry brushing for the legs and it doesn t look to bad for a first but i am not sure if this will look good on top of the table.