Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Giving new wood some character

In an effort to fill the space left by a removed bide in our girls’ bathroom, I had a carpenter make me a table that fit around the bide pipes perfectly. Good and cheap carpentry is one thing I like living here!
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But then to make a new wood table match the decor… I decided to try a part water/part paint wash on a scrap piece of wood and it was too light. I decided upon painting the table with full strength paint and wiping it off with a rag.
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While that dried, I practiced applying a top stain in various ways, but decided the wipe off method would work again--a great use for a trashed t-shirt! This time I wore gloves!
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I learned you have to work in sections to not let the stain get too dry before wiping it and to be careful of stain collecting on the other edge of where I’m working and not noticing it.
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Finished work…
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…in it’s new space.
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10 comments:

  1. I LOVE that! It looks so cute! Great job.

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  2. You are so creative! Wow, I never cease to be amazed by your creations!

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  3. Beautiful! I love the color you used and adding stain looks wonderful!

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  4. Love the blue paint with a stain! Thanks for sharing at the POPP!

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  5. Great Job. I love the color and technique!

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  6. Turned out fabulous!
    Smiles, alice

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  7. Your table turned out great. I love how it looks so textured and old.

    Have a blessed weekend.

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  8. The table looks so pretty and perfect in that space. Nice work!

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