How to Paint Wash Furniture or Color Wash Wood

[@dhandemilyhenry4599]

This is exactly what I am looking for!! Thanks for sharing this video.

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

Awesome! Glad you found it.

[@ohwellithappens6905]

Thank you! This looks like something I can actually do LOL

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

Good! I aim for easy projects any can complete!

[@katb5629]

I wish I'd have watched this BEFORE I started trying to "shabby chic" a dresser. Luckily I have lots of sandpaper and a fierce determination to white wash my dresser. Thanks for your awesome video!

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

You're welcome!

[@nikkisavo7293]

Great tutorial! How do you recommend best sealing this all in?

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

Polycrylic!

[@syddawn8802]

Do you need to sand the wood before? Or do you need to prep the wood beforehand? Sorry this is my first project and I know nothing 😂about

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

Yes it would be best to sand it before. I have all the details in my blog post with an answer to that specific question if you want to read more about it; repurposeandupcycle.com/paint-wash-furniture-mute-outdated-furniture-tones/

[@Egg_Wallace]

Is there anything you'd recommend doing before/after doing a wash with a brown paint? I have some wood that I've sanded down and I did put some oil/furniture finish on it but I wanted to add a hint of a darker coloring to it, and It's my first time doing something like this so it'd be very helpful to get a few tips before I try it. I'm starting with a secondary peice of the same wood as a practice run.

[@Egg_Wallace]

My idea/theme for the project is like a rustic, foresty kind of look. It's based off the idea of a lightsaber from Star Wars and because I can't make it out of metal with the materials and tools I have I have to use wood which will look just as good, just in a different style. I wrapped the handle in a leather strip but the sanded down wood color and the dark brown of the leather doesn't mix great, and I'd like to make it look better

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

@@Egg_Wallace I wouldn't put oil or furniture polish on it before you do a paint wash because oil and water don't mix. My biggest tip for you is to just test a small area and make sure you like it. Good luck and hope I've helped!

[@lttof]

I a refurbishing a house where there is an old high quality teak staircase. Can you turn the red toned teak into oak color to match the new floors?

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

I assume the teak has been stained a red tone. Sounds like your best option is to sand the teak down a little and use a different colored stain. For a high traffic surface like stairs, whatever you do, you need to make sure the finish is durable and will last. Using a color wash over a previous stain probably isn't the best option in this situation.

[@khairulrifly6342]

what kind of brand paint you use? Very nice

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

This was a regular old water based latex paint by Clark and Kensington

[@monikagjderum5082]

Only water based print I take it? No primer? No deepwash?

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

Just water based paint!

[@elettramia6380]

Hi! Are you supposed to first prime the piece you are paint washing? Thank you. 😊

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

No, because in this case you want the grain to show through.

[@atlanticbengals5907]

Are you letting it dry before adding another coat?

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

Yes!

[@azgranmaB]

Do you seal the item?

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

For sure!

[@kierrajohnson9244]

So is it possible to do a wet wash look with am oil based paint? Could you use paint thinner and wipe?

[@Crap873]

The tannins in the wood will leach out making your white wash yellow! A shellac primer is needed before you paint on raw wood.

[@elettramia6380]

I had this worry as well, but you can’t prime the piece before a paint wash as the wood won’t absorbed the paint wash. That’s what I was told. It would be like primer wood before trying to stain it.

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

I did wonder about this but so far so good, no color change. I guess the best solution would be to use a tinted primer that is diluted. Time will tell.

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

Absolutely. Unless you water down a tinted primer and use that instead of paint.

[@MrCady72]

Nice

[@RepurposeandUpcycle]

Thank you!