Lime Wash Wood Cabinets

Vacuum the wood adjacent areas and floor to get rid of any sawdust.

Lime wash wood cabinets.

Yes somewhere deep inside is a wood loving lady. Purchase lime wax at your local hardware store and apply it to your oak wood item with a clean cloth. Using a clean rag apply the whitewash stain with long smooth strokes that all go in one direction. I do love your cabinet.

January 12 2017 at 9 27 pm. For use on painted wood. Use on clean walls ceilings furniture cabinets and trim. I have never heard of lime wash but it looks really great.

January 12 2017 at 3 53 pm. Before you whitewash cabinets remove the doors and clean the cabinets with heavy duty degreaser. Creating a lime wash over finished wood. Wipe in the direction of the grain pressing firmly and working the wax into it for a textured look.

Blame it on the 80s but lots of homes have honey colored oak cabinets. When a lime wash contained. Mix paint and water to desired consistency for this example i used equal parts. Use on clean walls ceilings furniture cabinets and trim.

Apply liming wax to clean wood. I had been secretly hoping someone would purchase it as is because i hated to paint it. Whitewashing gives you the best of both worlds. Limewash glaze adds a hint of texture for dramatic new effects.

I think i need to try out this glaze soon. The technique to whitewash cabinets. You may decide to dye or stain the wood before applying the lime wax or to add pigment to the liming wax. 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.

If you haven t got any offcuts test on an area that doesn t show in the first instance. Wipe over with a tack cloth to remove. Applying a whitewash. I know i.

You get the clean brightness of white paint with the gorgeous texture of natural wood. Wipe lime wax onto the wood using a cheesecloth. 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. Technique 1 paint and water.

This gorgeous ornate hand carved cabinet has been sitting in my store for months. 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. Wood lovers look away.