How To Whitewash Tables
Create a waterchalk paint mix and then apply it over your table top surface.
How to whitewash tables. Apply with the grain for pine. I added two coats of white linen chalk paint. I like to keep a package of plastic cups in my shop and plastic spoons and paper plates.
Next you will need to scoop some of your paint into a container or cup. In simple terms whitewashing means to create a washed aged look over the surface of a piece of wooden furniture. Clean and sand the furniture.
For the whitewash wood effect I used a DIY Chalk Paintwatered down in a 11 ratio. To make our whitewash paint we will need to get a clean container or cup. Roughly one tablespoon of paint should be enough to start depending upon how large the piece of furniture is that you are painting.
Apply against the grain for oak and large grain woods. Its easy to make a whitewash with chalk paint. Its a simple way that is very DIY friendly and anyone with a paintbru.
In this video I will demonstrate How to Whitewash a dining table. Step 1 - Clean the Furniture The first step to creating whitewashed wooden furniture pieces is to clean the surface of the wood itself. Another one of my Minute Methods to show you how to whitewash wood in under 2 minutes.
To create the wash on the painted body of this dresser I used a 21 ratio of latex paint and water or approximately 23 paint to 13 water. Then I flipped the table back over and covered all the spots I missed with the chalk paint. Give your paint a good stir.