Create A Cerused Oak Finish on Furniture | Get A High End Look On A Budget With Bella Renovare 

Wow ! Another beautiful piece, nothing like real wood .. It's beautiful !

I have been researching this look for awhile, so I am really glad you showed how to accomplish it. So many variations are possible! Most of the wood in my home is some other wood than oak, but I'm really wanting to give this a try. A thrift store trip may be in order!

Wow! This is simply amazing. This came just in time because I’m working on two solid oak coffee tables and this is the look I want on them. Thanks so much for sharing your amazing talent with everyone.❤️❤️❤️

I love the naked wood look. So this technique basically turns the grain from brown to white. I like it.

I’m so in love with this look! It looks amazing! Thank you sooo much for showing us how to do this! I’m definitely going to try it. You did a fantastic job my friend!

First of all... what a gorgeous piece of furniture! Secondly, I love the out-of-body experience in looking at a piece of my art and thinking... Did I... did I REALLY JUST DO THIS! I'm so glad that you have those moments and that you share them with us! Wow, amazing tutorial! Thank you! Love everything about your million dollar piece! B~}

this is beautiful. i'm sure it would be very difficult with paneled doors on a piece. how does this process work on maple or other woods?

Great timing! Just last week I was watching videos to learn how to do the ceruse finish. I've seen this look using bold colors over very, very old weathered wood too. I just love the look.

WOWEE! This is beyond awesome! Yet another video chocker block full of information- the wire brush to deepen the grain is so clever! **Standing Ovation**

I remember my Aunt having an oak dining set in a ceruse finish. This is just beautiful. I have to try this.

I love doing this finish. I've picked up so many Oak pieces and this is my favorite thing to do. I'm upholstering the oak chairs with a linen looking fabric then stenciling the fabric with ink. Love your work!

This is beautiful ❤️ But how do we figure out what the different woods are?

I'm so impressed by the amount of sheer elbow grease you put into this piece. I've never been a fan of the shabby chic look and this is not that. This is a high end look to me. Great job! Oh & don't you just love the 5 in 1 tool?

Now I know what I will be doing next. Thank you so much for this video. 💗

New subscriber here ❤just learning how to renovate old pine furniture and the whitewash effect is exactly the look I wanted. Thankyou for your informative video x

OH MY GOSH !!!! I absolutely love, love, love this look. It's so rustic. Now you have made me want to find a dining room table and chairs to refinish this way. It's way to hot now where I live to do a project like this because I want to be able to work outside. (106 degrees heat factor). I'm going to be on the lookout for a set so I can do one like this in the fall. You continue to amaze me with all the different things you do and I really look forward to your future projects. Thanks Crys'Dawna !!!

dumped my movie to watch your video lol

This video could not have come at a better time for me! I’ve been gifted a solid oak rectangular dining table and this beachy look is EXACTLY what I wanted to achieve but really didn’t know how to go about it! One question… if I used DB’s Drop Cloth, do you think it would tone down the orangey tint Oak has? That is my only concern. Thanks so much for sharing your talent and knowledge with us! 💕✌🏼

I’m excited for this!! I have a small oak table.

I just did a cerused finish on 2 end tables. I love the look. Definitely anytime I have oak I will do this. Next time I'm going to try the paint instead of the wax I used. Can't wait for your new videos

I’ve watched this video a second time and I’m sure I’ll be watching it again to get the techniques cemented in my head. Loved it again and your music play list is relaxing when watching. Thanks again.

Even though you’ve done some beautiful furniture with beautiful colours and beautiful techniques stencils and all of the rest of the things that use I think this is probably one of my favourite things that I’ve seen you do it so simple but so exquisite do it just looks so beautiful I always wondered how they get definition store beautiful beautiful piece

My daughter and I just did a chest of drawers for her new apt. Turned out so cute. But we used DB White Gel Stain on the drawers and she painted the body in Stormy seas. So cute. Love this look. Going to be my next flip!! Thanks for your videos. Love your work so much. Huge inspiration.

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I can see so many different combinations of color that still let the wood grain show through. You can literally take any piece of wood furniture and match it into an existing color scheme. I am certainly enjoying all these tips, tricks, and techniques.

Love this video and love your table! So very pretty! You are great at what you do! Seems like I tell you that a lot but for me it is so very true.

It is interesting to see that the table on one side has thick grain with knots while the other side is fine grain. Fascinating. You did beautiful work. It is a great way to keep these dining sets out of the kandfills.

This is awesome. Its exactly what I wanted to do for my oak bedroom set. The set is too matchy matchy and Ill do the 2 dressers and figure out what to do with the side tables...either paint and sell or do a colour. Not sure yet as it will be a project for next summer. Funny cuz I'm working on a project now using whitewash....love this look

Sometimes, "less is more". This is a wonderful piece. I find it interesting to see the "less" look is as much work. Thank you for showing a new look.

I have a 90’s red oak dining set that I would love to do this with, but I’m afraid of it looking pink. Is there anything I can do to avoid the pink look with red oak?

Gorgeous!!!!!! Totally awesome finish!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍

I agree! One of the coolest techniques! I’ve been looking for a new technique for my dining room table. I think I’ve found it!

Beautiful Crys'Dawna thanks for doing this.

You always amaze me.I love the way you love colour,even if i prefer natural wood when possible.and then you make a piece like this and you love it too so much🌸 I also like tgat you are not always selling products,but helping us getting results with other alternatives.👏

Wow! Just gorgeous 🤩 You do such a thorough and professional job! It must have taken many hours!? Thank you for sharing and teaching everything you do 👍🏻💚🌼

I love this so much!! Stunning CrysDawna - as always. ❤️

Stunning just too talented jealous🤗🇦🇺

Absolutely breathtaking. Would this also work on an oak table that is very old. Dates back to the early 1900. Thanks for sharing!

YOUR BIGGEST FAN HERE!! HELLO BEAUTIFUL!!! LOVE THIS!!! good video sister

Can I use black paint instad of white? or maybe dark stain? I love it, but I want a black version of it.

Woop woop. Another fabulous piece by Bella Renovare! I wondered 🤔 how long does an average piece takes you? If you have to strip, sand, paint & seal. Thanks!

I'm a tradesman and a customer has requested this finish for their table. Thanks for providing very instructional video. I've learned a lot.

I've been patiently waiting for this video...off to watch brb!

Great instructional episode 👏 Looks very nice and thanks for making a labor intensive makeover look enjoyable. Cheers

On a even surface like the tabel top you kan use a plastic (don't no the english word) Spatel . I do it like this : paint in white, take the Spatel and scrap the wet paint from the wood (go with the Grain) the paint stays in the deeper lines .Voila done ! If you Want it les white you can wip it down with a wet rack! P.s. love youre work ,you are a real artist ! Iam more of a crafter because i am not so creative 😁

Can I prestain this before doing the cerused technique and expect similar albeit darker results?

Fabulous as always. Thank you for explaining the process as you are doing it. That’s so greatly appreciated. You’re a darling person. Great job

Love this! Thanks for the super helpful instruction. It seems overwhelming with all the steps but the finished product is so worth it I think. Got a question if you don’t mind me asking. I’ve always played around with painting my own furniture over the years and recently people have been asking me to paint their pieces. Do you have any tips for how to charge? Because of the variables of not knowing how long something will take (at times, issues arise during the process as you know, or different sized pieces taking longer) I don’t know how to estimate well and I don’t know whether to do an hourly rate or a per piece rate. Thus far my friends have been getting a steal of a deal I’m afraid. Thanks for any help you can offer!

Crys'Dawna, you make stripping look easy! such a beautiful finish. You are right! I bought my dining room table with this finish at Pier One! So expensive. Who know I could achieve this on my own. Thanks for your tutorials! They help me more than you know!

You did a great job. I don't like this finish (didn't like the whitewashed oak craze that invaded kitchens for a while, either!), but if you're doing this stuff as a business, you have to do what sells and makes the best profit, not what you personally like! I'm liking the new direction of your channel.

Thank you! I have an antique wash stand that was my grandmother’s. I love this look but had no idea where to start. It’s 100+ years old and I have no idea what kind of wood, it’s hidden under an ugly antique green stain. Can’t wait to see where this process takes it to!!!

Love, love, LOVE this look !!! 😍😍😍 great job 😉😉😉

Stunning! Thank you so much for your very thorough and detailed explanation of how you did this beautiful finish. You were a delightful and skilled teacher. So happy you shared with us.

I’m loving this. It looks absolutely amazing. I have about 4 pieces I’m going to try this on.

Thank you for making this video. I’ve watched several videos on how to get a finish like this and yours is by far the most comprehensive. It’s a beautiful finish, you are a furniture painting magician!

Thank yo so much for this amazing video, I love it!!!❤❤❤ Ine question, I have six chairs, wich color you advice me to pait them ti look as modern as the table? Please and thanks!! Gid bless you and your family always always

Love your work and your videos. One thing I wanted to bring to your attention is the change in volume when you change positions. At times it scares my cats (who like to watch you also). Hope this is helpful as it is meant to be.

Tools, for your consideration. And my process (so far) Probably the best tool for this would be a restorer tool. I went with one from rockler woodworking, but craftsman and black and decker make them too! I use mine to remove finish before sanding with the paint removal drum, i also use it with the wire wheel to expose grain nice and evenly in a quick fashion. 1-2 passes seems to do it! Festool Rotex 150. I put this one second due to cost, but it replaces a belt sander and is also a random orbit. I dont drop below 120 grit. I use the rotex mode @ 120 grit after the paint removal head. Then after exposing the grain i switch to random orbit for 120 then 180. My process so far. (Still learning) 1. Remove finish 2. Rotex/ belt sand up to 120 grit 3. Expose grain 4. finish sand for staining from 120 to 150-180 5. Expose grain again 6. Apply custom stain (mixol pigments, 99% iso, water) 7. Seal with minwax polycrylic (mixed 50/50 with water) wipe excess out of grain 8. Buff burrs with a maroon scotch brite (400grit) 9. Seal with minwax polycrylic (50/50) wipe excess out of grain 10. Buff with maroon scotch brite 11. Glaze (sherwin williams faux impressions) colored with more mixol! 12. Buff with maroon 13. Minwax polycrylic (full strength) 14. Buff with grey scotch brite 15. Minwax polycrylic (full strength) 16. Buff with grey 17. Final coat minwax polycrylic (50/50 with water) or spray Im doing all this right now, I'm custom color matching a wood floor i installed. Im making custom thresholds for their sliding glass doors.

I have fallen in love with this look, thank you for explaining this process. I have several oak pieces that I wanted to do this to. Feeling motivated!

Like the Cerused Oak look. Had no idea it was called this. Also, like the song at the end. What's the name and who's singing? Thanks.

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Without a doubt, one of your top finishes. Absolutely amazing and beautiful.

Thank you! Finally found the finish I want to do on my old scratched oak table! Great teaching as well. Thanks again

Love this. Getting ready to do it on my own round oak table!!!

Wow! It looks so good! Makes oak pieces fashionable and desirable again. I really enjoyed watching the whole process. Thank you and so looking forward to what you have coming up in August! 👍😍

I love this look! Thank you for mentioning the sander though it is pricey I really think it’ll be helpful! I also do a lot of refinishing it looks like a dream come true especially for my poor wrists and forearms! Absolutely beautiful! 💗

Love this! This is exactly what I want to do to my own table. Thank you for showing me how 🤗

Since most furniture is made of plywood ie; a material manufactured from thin layers or "plies" of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers having their wood grain rotated up to 90 degrees to one another. And is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured boards which include medium-density fibreboard (MDF), oriented strand board (OSB) and particle board (chipboard). Can you apply this method? I suppose making a faux grain with wire brush? Not sure! Thank you!

Exactly the video I was looking for…the MAINE sweatshirt was the icing (I’m from Maine..lol) subscribed!

I love this technique I did an oak table not to long ago. I wish this video had been out when I did mine I learned a lot from you as usual. Unfortunately it was only a laminate and not solid wood so it didn’t turn out as good as yours. But I would love to try this again with a solid oak table ❤️

Love this! I have an antique oak table I want to create this finish on, BUT, is there a product that will seal it without darkening the wood? I really don’t like that natural oak orangey/goldy colour.

Loved your video. Exactly the look I want for my project. Could this process be done with pine 2x4's. How can I bring out the grain of the pine? Thank you, Patti

This is gorgeous! The finish fits the table so well 😍 Thank you so much for being so descriptive with each step. I'm sending your vid to my sister. She has yellow oak cabinets and this would be stunning in her kitchen!

I saw your post on Pinterest when I was looking for colors to paint my table, love your video, I watched from start to end, also 1st time subscriber ! I used your tips for my table and I love it!

Did you seal it with a poly? Maybe I missed it. It looks vulnerable, yet BEAUTIFUL! I'm still learning

YOUR BIGGEST FAN HERE! hEY SISTER!! i love this look but it looks like a lot of word... IM DOING IT!! ( wish me luck)

If using this type of technique and finish on a heavily used dining table, that gets wiped off ALOT with a damp cloth, does the sealer prevent the paint from coming off? I’m always concerned about doing all the hard work just for it to be ruined by trying to keep it cleaned.

WOW ! WOW ! I Just ❤️❤️ that Look 👍 it’s BEUTIFUL Don’t Suppose it would work on Pine 🤔

Just absolutely stunning!! I’m about to do this technique to my oak dining table and chairs. Could you please let me know what chemical stripper you used ? Thank you!! 😘

LOVE! I wish I could hire you to come do mine..........I have asthma and a bit afraid to use the chemicals and paint, but love, love this look and would love for mine to be like this!!!!

Okay, I have an oak veneer. Is that the same or does it need to be solid oak? I have a question about a piece that I’m currently working on. I’m keeping it as a work table. It is SO dry! I mean I’m afraid to sand it because it might become uneven. I’m going to start with a very fine grit and see. My question is, is there anything I can put on it before I work on it? I’m very new to furniture painting, I want to put a dark base coat then use several colors with sea spray and put light and dark colors over the colors. Amy on AJ’s channel did it. I just wonder if I should pre condition it? Would primer be enough or do you recommend something else? Thanks! 💕

Hi Crys'Dawna! When you wipe back the paint with the microfiber, is the cloth wet, or dry? I'm doing a whole set of kitchen cabinets and my first test door was pretty white all throughout. I assumed the cloth was wet, so maybe I should try again with a dry cloth? Thanks!

Love this, the table is fab! I tried this on a Drexel, oak table. Your directions are wonderful. Sadly, I had a problem with tannin bleed through. I will have to put a clear primer on first. Hope I can replicate with this caveat.

What chemical stripper do you use. I'm ready for new. Your's works amazingly

Do you think I can use this on Pottery Barn reclaimed pine tables? They originally had a similar look, but it's worn off and now more natural / yellowish pine. Three years ago I mistakingly wiped them down with an orange oil - ugh. Your table here is the look I'm going for. It's gorgeous!

What determines if you use a stripper or sand the finish off?

Hey confused about the step of wire brushing over dry varnish wouldn’t it take it all off? Thanks

I have a huge picnic style table with a bench and two side leafs, made in Malaysia World Market brand. It already has the deep grooves in it but the wood grain is bland. Maybe it is the ceruse technique but the ppl I got it from had it outdoors so it’s weathered (maybe I could send you a pic of the wood and give me your thoughts ☺️) I’d like to redo it but just not sure were to start. I’m still new at this but your video gave me a great outlook on what to with the table. Thank you so much. I always learn so much from you. Your table is gorgeous 🥰

I’ve watched this video several times and I’m ready to do my 2 open shelving (oak) but have this quick question. Do I need to worry about tannins ? The shelves are raw oak so the stripping and mineral sprit wash I can skip.

Excellent video!! Thank you so much!! It’s just what I needed to know!!

What type of sander do you have (Brand name), I need woodworking tools What brands and type do you think I need starting out on stocking my official furniture woodworking shop ,I've been doing everything by hand for years and I do have experience with tools I did construction with my dad my entire life but for the 1st time creating a actual workshop for myself with my husband pushing me that I need one and do have a talent for furniture and design and he's asking me what tools I need to get this started and I know construction tools but I don't know what the options are for furniture woodworking and maybe u will know of something that is a better fit for my needs! Thanks 😊

I just saw a video of a woodworker that added a dark almost black glaze over the whitewash . It was quite interesting. Might be fun to do this ceruse technique with different colors and glazes . Also comparing other types of wood would be good. Just a thought .

I have the same Maine sweatshirt! Are you in Maine? I am 😁. This table looks like a 2k or more piece. Great job!

Where can I find the blue sponge? The “handle” makes perfect sense! Enjoyed the cerise finish table video!👌

I have no access to the wax that you use, is there any recommendation for other brand. You spark any ideas to do with an oak kitchen table we just bought from a thrift store. Thank you for being an inspiration to all of us. I am always looking for inspiration and this is one of the best tutorial I have seen here.

Just came across your video and I’m hoping you could share where you purchased your chemical stripper from. I’ve used so many that hasn’t worked for me. Your stripper seemed to work really well for your furniture.

Love it. I have a 28 year old thomasville sleigh bed and dressers. It’s not oak. I’m actually not sure what wood it is, but this is the look I want .

What’s a good dupe that isn’t quite as expensive as the Surfprep sander? TIA

Hi. I am stripping an old oak table and plan to ceruse it as you've explained here. There is a dark green edge and green in the wood that I can't get out. I'm actually thinking it was cerused with wax (not sure). My questions are: will the technique work if I can't get the green out and how can I get the green out of the wood grain and off the trim? Stripping doesn't really affect it. Actually, another question I have is after ceruseing the table with white paint will anyone ever be able to get it out again? I love this look and I do want to do it but I don't want to ruin this table for the future.

I love the look!! You did a fantastic job with the tutorial 👍👏👏!! I usually skip and mute during these because they go on and on with useless words🙄🙄 I literally had no questions at the end.. except . ..when is the next tutorial 😁