Whitewashed oak

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Whitewash Kitchen Cabinets, Stripping Furniture, Bleached Wood, Oak Kitchen Cabinets, Into The Wood, Dana Point, Oak Kitchen, Kitchen Counters, Antique Kitchen

This was my first time stripping furniture and using liming wax! The furniture stripping was ... interesting. But I really liked the liming wax. (If you've never heard of it, I can't wait to show you!) It was able to give me a cross between bleached and whitewashed wood. Let me introduce you to this… Read More How to get a rustic, bleached wood finish

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Tips to create lime wash effect with paint/stain Amtico Flooring, Interior Painting, Whitewash Wood, Farmhouse Interior, Interior Paint Colors, Vinyl Tiles, Paint Stain, Painting Bathroom, Painted Doors

ARE YOU THINKING OF A LIGHT WASHED OUT LOOK - NOT AN OPAQUE WHITE - SOMETHING SOFTER AND AGED 'LIME WASH' TECHNIQUE IS THE ANSWER. Limed wood furniture is increasingly popular and is being seen in many recent publications. Also known as the whitewashed finish, it originated in Europe in the 1500s to protect the wood pieces from worm. Slaked lime was applied to the wood which, inadvertently, also gave it the decorative finish that became in vogue. Luckily for us, we have less caustic ways of…

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