Lime Wash Wood Cabinets

Purchase lime wax at your local hardware store and apply it to your oak wood item with a clean cloth.

Lime wash wood cabinets.

In the days before furniture finishes were developed a common way to preserve wood was to wash it with a mixture of lime and water. Yes somewhere deep inside is a wood loving lady. Before you whitewash cabinets remove the doors and clean the cabinets with heavy duty degreaser. Technique 1 paint and water.

If you haven t got any offcuts test on an area that doesn t show in the first instance. Whitewashing gives you the best of both worlds. Creating a lime wash over finished wood. Apply liming wax to clean wood.

I know i. January 12 2017 at 3 53 pm. The technique to whitewash cabinets. Great job breathing new life into an old piece.

When a lime wash contained. I have never heard of lime wash but it looks really great. Wipe over with a tack cloth to remove. Blame it on the 80s but lots of homes have honey colored oak cabinets.

Wipe lime wax onto the wood using a cheesecloth. I had been secretly hoping someone would purchase it as is because i hated to paint it. Limewash glaze adds a hint of texture for dramatic new effects. Wipe in the direction of the grain pressing firmly and working the wax into it for a textured look.

I think i need to try out this glaze soon. Using a clean rag apply the whitewash stain with long smooth strokes that all go in one direction. Follow the grain of the wood and wipe away excess stain with another clean rag. This gorgeous ornate hand carved cabinet has been sitting in my store for months.

For use on painted wood. I do love your cabinet. Mix paint and water to desired consistency for this example i used equal parts. Be sure to cover the entire surface of the wood.

Applying a whitewash. Use on clean walls ceilings furniture cabinets and trim. You may decide to dye or stain the wood before applying the lime wax or to add pigment to the liming wax. You get the clean brightness of white paint with the gorgeous texture of natural wood.

January 12 2017 at 9 27 pm. Unlike paint liming cabinets using something like this liming wax from briwax lets some of the wood grain show through but tones down the honey color you see on so much 80s oak cabinetry. Wood lovers look away.