Apply the white stain with a brush.
White washed pine doors.
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.
Today s whitewashing materials are less caustic giving you old fashioned character with up to the minute convenience.
Whitewashing a plain wooden door is a way to finish it inexpensively and attractively.
Back in the day natural woods were whitewashed with a lime solution to keep furniture and home building planks and boards safe from insects.
Mix paint and water to desired consistency for this example i used equal parts.
Rather than simply painting it white a whitewash effect allows the grain of the wood to show through preserving the natural beauty while freshening up a plain wooden door.
It allows you to appreciate the wood grain without the yellow tint that you get from natural wood.
Technique 1 paint and water.
Whitewash is an ideal finish to apply over new untreated pine.
How to give a whitewash effect to a wooden door.
The key is to use a semi transparent stain as an opaque stain will look like paint.
The pale golden color and generous sprinkling of open knots give knotty pine its distinctive and well loved look.
Whitewash stain is ideally suited to pine.
Before you whitewash cabinets remove the doors and clean the cabinets with heavy duty degreaser.
Using a clean rag apply the whitewash stain with long smooth strokes that all go in one direction.