Lime Wash Wood Cabinets

The technique to whitewash cabinets.

Lime wash wood cabinets.

Dip rag in mixture and apply it liberally to the wood as you would a stain wiping over it with a rag to evenly distribute it. You get the clean brightness of white paint with the gorgeous texture of natural wood. When a lime wash contained. Vacuum the wood adjacent areas and floor to get rid of any sawdust.

Purchase lime wax at your local hardware store and apply it to your oak wood item with a clean cloth. Be sure to cover the entire surface of the wood. Wipe lime wax onto the wood using a cheesecloth. Apply liming wax to clean wood.

This gorgeous ornate hand carved cabinet has been sitting in my store for months. Applying a whitewash. You may decide to dye or stain the wood before applying the lime wax or to add pigment to the liming wax. Great job breathing new life into an old piece.

Wipe over with a tack cloth to remove. Limewash glaze adds a hint of texture for dramatic new effects. 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. Technique 1 paint and water.

Using a clean rag apply the whitewash stain with long smooth strokes that all go in one direction. I know i. Wipe in the direction of the grain pressing firmly and working the wax into it for a textured look. Mix paint and water to desired consistency for this example i used equal parts.

Follow the grain of the wood and wipe away excess stain with another clean rag. Creating a lime wash over finished wood. Wood lovers look away. Yes somewhere deep inside is a wood loving lady.

January 12 2017 at 3 53 pm. I do love your cabinet. Use on clean walls ceilings furniture cabinets and trim. I had been secretly hoping someone would purchase it as is because i hated to paint it.

I have never heard of lime wash but it looks really great. Before you whitewash cabinets remove the doors and clean the cabinets with heavy duty degreaser. January 12 2017 at 9 27 pm. Use on clean walls ceilings furniture cabinets and trim.

If you haven t got any offcuts test on an area that doesn t show in the first instance. I think i need to try out this glaze soon. For use on painted wood.