This is awesome, I have some chalk paint as we speak and I just might do this on a box I've got in the chute. Also a tip for whoever reads these comments, but if you paint with the direction of the grain, it'll give it a much better look and you won't be able to see many of the brush strokes if at all
@Second Chance Ohana no problemo friend. Do yall do a lot more videos on furniture restoration? It's something I wanna get into and I feel like I have the individual skills to do it well, I've just never taken the plunge haha
thanks this is just the transparent look on bare wood i wanted! could you do this by diluting normal paint, or does the chalk paint so something special?
Hey there, all the tutorials we read said to use chalk paint, but since we did this, we've also done paint washes with mineral paint and that also worked great. I haven't tried a latex paint and I'm not sure how it would do being diluted with water. But worth a shot.
That's a good question. I don't think you need to let the paint wash dry totally before applying another layer but the color does change a bit when it is dry so you might want to wait.
You can try it in a hidden spot. We have painted laminate with good results but I'm not sure how it would look with a paint wash. We usually do a light scuff sand and use a primer on it before we paint.
Do you live in a particularly humid or dry area? We have very little humidity and things dry super fast! Would you do more water in that instance? Just curious.
We live in the desert... Arizona and yes, it is very dry most of the time. This is something you are going to want to experiment with but generally this formula is pretty runny,. Put it on thick and fast and wipe it off before it has a chance to dry. You can try making it more dilute and doing a second or even a third coat if you need a more saturated color.
Hi Peter, we have always sanded our wood down to the raw state before whitewashing but if you want to try Not doing that, you could just lightly scuff sand and clean the cabinets in a small spot (maybe the back of a door) apply the white wash and see how it looks. The scuff sanding with 120-240 grit will help the whitewash to adhere to the surface.
We just usually use a cheap white or off white chalk paint. And a lot of times we let it sit for a couple of minutes before we wipe off. We also do a couple of coats if it doesn't come out white enough. Hope that helps.
In this video we used a dry paper towel. Normally we use the blue shop cloths (that are lint free), but I think we had just run out. But the paper towel got the job done.
She clearly said “ we used a chalk paint “ and the bottle clearly read chalked “ Did you miss that? How come? Chalk Paint™ is a water-based paint if you didn’t know now you know.
The white paint is watered down quite a bit so after it is applied and then wiped off the wood grain shows through but the white turns it a grayish color. If you wanted it more gray you could probably experiment with a gray wash and then do a white wash over that. I would try that in a very small area first to see how it comes out, though.
Hello! Nice video here! Can you tell me the name of the paint you used? I also wonder if this would work on Acacia wood! Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
For whitewashing, we just use a cheap chalk paint. I think we used something we got at Walmart. You can certainly use this on any wood but it will probably look different on Acacia than on pine. You should try it on a hidden spot, like underneath or on the back to see how it is going to look and you may need to do more than 1 coat. Have fun!
Did you sand this prior to painting? And is this a new or old piece of furniture? How would you recommend going about lightening a new piece of wood furniture that is darker?
Hi Lily, yes, we sanded to bare wood the sections that we whitewashed. We just did a light scuff sand on the sections that we painted. This furniture is about 20 years old. it was a cheap "flat pack" set finished in a dark cherry stain. We were fortunate that it was solid pine. If you want a lighter white washed wood look, you will need to sand off the dark finish. Be careful though , as a lot of newer furniture is made of MDF covered in a super thin layer of wood veneer and it is really easy to sand through that veneer. Good luck!
Is veneer the same as Laminate? I'm sure my floating 5 ft shelf is pressed would with laminate over. It weighs a ton! LOL! I want to lighten it up a little bit to go with my white curtains and computer desk but still would like a little of the dark wood to show
I'm not sure what that would look like. You might want to try it on a scrap piece of wood or on a small hidden section of your piece. We do a lot of experimenting like that.
You can always try that but it soaks into the grain so you may not be able to pull the color back out. Much better to go with a lighter coat and then add another layer if it comes out too light.
Not sure. So many factors involved. Water stains can be tough on wood and may not even come out with deep sanding. They key is to prevent stains as much as possible by making sure your finish is in good shape, use coasters for drinks and dry off any spills as soon as possible.
Yes, it sure can. we have found a couple of products that help with that. If you know it is going to bleed, you can use a sanding sealer (like the Zinsser Bulls Eye Seal Coat) on the raw wood first and then white wsash over that or if it bleeds after you white wash, you will need to spot spray it with a clear shellac spray and layer with another coat of white wash.
Yes, we did 1 part paint to 2 parts water. I probably did mean thinner. It isn't an exact measurement, we just tried it in an inconspicuous spot and that seemed to be about the right ratio. Thanks for your questions and for watching!
Thanks for your question! With the watered down paint, it will look splotchy and streaky if we don't wipe it. The wiping just makes it look smoother and softer. Sometimes, you only have to do one coat but for this project, I wanted it a bit whiter/lighter.😍
What do you too coat with? I’ve never done this before but thinking of it as a cheaper alternative for a dining table, but I want it to be wipeable, any suggestions?
Hi Cassidy, are you asking if you can white wash right on top of the dark finish? We usually remove the finish and white wash over the raw wood but if you do just a light scuff sand (so the paint will adhere to the surface) and try white washing, it might work just fine. the finish will show through and it may look really cool.
Haha ... The actual tacky "before" was dark cherry with a very scratched and flaking finish. And while the "white-washed" wood look is not for everyone, many love it.
Well, when the original finish is flaking off and it's starting to look like trash, you need to do something with it. I guess we all have different preferences.
