Apply the white wash to the wood in long strokes with a paint brush.
Washed grey paint.
Spread the grey wash across the wood in the direction of the grain just as you did with the stain.
Update your old furniture using this twist on a classic color washing furniture painting technique.
Grey paint wash method.
I used a mixture of about 1 part paint to 4 parts water using cil stratosphere the color color matched into sherwin williams paint at the store.
Allow it to fully dry.
Allow the paint mixture to set for 3 5 seconds then rub over the white wash paint strokes with a staining rag to smear the paint mixture into the wood.
If you don t think the grey is prominent enough after it dries apply another coat.
The paint to water ratio number of coats and method of application varied from blog to blog and project to project but the results all seemed relatively the same.
This will be a light grey wash.
Learn how to apply a paint color wash on furniture with this step by step tutorial.
Especially with black you may need to have an area where you can test how much water to add to the paint to get the color intensity you want.
Apply a white wash mixture to the wood using one about 1 part water to 1 part white paint.
Color washing wood is an easy way to update your furniture.
We used the color wash watered down paint to adjust a previous stain that hadn t been finished sealed but it works with raw wood as well.
Cheap paint brushes that you can throw out.
Plastic container to mix paint in.
Use a foam brush to paint the wood with the wash solution.
Color washing furniture not only imitates the look of stain but it can also add texture dimension and the look of natural paint layers in no time.