Whitewashing a plain wooden door is a way to finish it inexpensively and attractively.
White washed pine doors.
It allows you to appreciate the wood grain without the yellow tint that you get from natural wood.
Before you whitewash cabinets remove the doors and clean the cabinets with heavy duty degreaser.
Today s whitewashing materials are less caustic giving you old fashioned character with up to the minute convenience.
Technique 1 paint and water.
Using a clean rag apply the whitewash stain with long smooth strokes that all go in one direction.
Apply the white stain with a brush.
Mix paint and water to desired consistency for this example i used equal parts.
The key is to use a semi transparent stain as an opaque stain will look like paint.
Whitewash is an ideal finish to apply over new untreated pine.
Whitewash stain is ideally suited to pine.
Make sure to work white stain into any knots that may be in the wood to accentuate the knot.
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.
Once the stain has set up for 2 to 3 minutes work the stain into the wood using a rag and wipe away the excess stain wiping gently with the grain.
Follow the grain of the wood and wipe away excess stain with another clean rag.
The pale golden color and generous sprinkling of open knots give knotty pine its distinctive and well loved look.