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.
Work in one direction and try to keep moving before the previous paint dries.
For the whitewash wood effect i used a diy chalk paint watered down in a 1 1 ratio.
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.
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.
But this is the first time that i will show you how to whitewash wood that has not been painted.
Whether you choose pickling or whitewashing both of these techniques simply serve to lighten the color of the wood.
Get it pretty wet.
For some odd reason it s just not something that has come up.
Coco chalk paint graphite chalk paint pure white chalk paint.
Okay so here are the 3 products needed for this project.
You don t have to use chalk paint any similar colors will work.
And let me tell you that now i want to white wash wood whether painted or now.
I don t know why i waited so long to whitewash wood furniture.
Watering down paint to make whitewash.
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.
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.
However i do think the.
Then lightly dip the end of the paintbrush these brushes are my favorite in the white chalk paint and brush over the wet.
Pickling is the best choice for white staining oak.
How to white wash paint or stain.
To whitewash with chalk paint spray water on one section at a time.
Gently brush on the clear finish to protect both the wood and the stain.
Thank you for the post on the tips and tricks for whitewashing with chalk paint.