Gently brush on the clear finish to protect both the wood and the stain.
Whitewashing furniture with chalk paint.
Any water based paint will work approximately 1 part paint to 1 part water aka 50 50 mix.
Whitewashing furniture gives it a muted pale white look.
You don t have to use chalk paint any similar colors will work.
Any water based paint will work approximately 1 part paint to 1 part water aka 50 50 mix.
To be honest i use the whitewashing technique over painted furniture all the time.
How to whitewash with chalk paint.
But this is the first time that i will show you how to whitewash wood that has not been painted.
How to white wash paint or stain.
You can see a comparison of their white colors here but casement is generally their purest white color.
Okay so here are the 3 products needed for this project.
I don t know why i waited so long to whitewash wood furniture.
Personally my favorite matte furniture paint is fusion mineral and they have several whites to choose from.
You can just dive right in.
I love it because you can still see the woodgrain on a beautiful piece and it s a fairly easy technique.
Whether you choose pickling or whitewashing both of these techniques simply serve to lighten the color of the wood.
You can see how i created a weathered whitewash finish on natural wood here.
And another one on already painted wood here.
I have also used annie sloan and diy chalk paint 1 cup latex paint plus 2 5 tbsp plaster of.
We all desire unique yet elegant interior with classy and impressive furniture.
Coco chalk paint graphite chalk paint pure white chalk paint.
Chalk paint can be used to paint almost anything walls kitchen cabinets metal wood and even fabric but the most common use is to give new life to old furniture or to make newer pieces look old.
Pickling is the best choice for white staining oak.
This is a basic video on how to give your wood furniture a white washed look using chalk paint.
For the whitewash wood effect i used a diy chalk paint watered down in a 1 1 ratio.
Once the whitewash has dried use a clear water based finish to protect the wood.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
For some odd reason it s just not something that has come up.