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French chalk wash - what is it?

11 years ago

Hi I love the color of the wood on the bed. Can you tell me more about how that color was achieved?

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PRO
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11 years ago
It's a bit of a process, get your pencil ready...

All of the boards we dragged backwards across a running band-saw blade to give them the texture of rough-sawn oak, then we sanded them with 150 grit. We applied a light brown dye stain (4 parts brown, 2 parts yellow, 12 parts care reducer) You then spray that with a sealer coat reduced 100%. Then we applied the french chalk paint (old white) that was also reduced 100% with a spray gun. We then dry brushed it (basically dragging a dry paintbrush while it is still wet) and allowed it to dry. Lastly the final coat is another sealer coat reduced 100%. This gives the final finish zero sheen but protects the wood and allows all the texture and depth to come through.
DIYMama2Two
Original Author
11 years ago
Wow, thank you for all that detail! That is an amazing process. Do you recall the type of wood that was used? I am hoping to achieve a similar color on a freshly-built pine structure. I doubt that you used pine; I'm OK with ours being a little more knotty/grainy. Your wood "curtains" are fabulous - what a great idea. Again, thank you for the details!

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