Mix a small amount of light grey latex paint and water into a plastic cup.
Washed grey paint.
Learn how to apply a paint color wash on furniture with this step by step tutorial.
This will be a light grey wash.
I used a mixture of about 1 part paint to 4 parts water using cil stratosphere the color color matched into sherwin williams paint at the store.
The paint to water ratio number of coats and method of application varied from blog to blog and project to project but the results all seemed relatively the same.
Apply the white wash to the wood in long strokes with a paint brush.
We used the color wash watered down paint to adjust a previous stain that hadn t been finished sealed but it works with raw wood as well.
Allow it to fully dry.
Grey paint wash method.
Cheap paint brushes that you can throw out.
Especially with black you may need to have an area where you can test how much water to add to the paint to get the color intensity you want.
Use a foam brush to paint the wood with the wash solution.
Update your old furniture using this twist on a classic color washing furniture painting technique.
You will need paint of choice.
Plastic container to mix paint in.
Allow the paint mixture to set for 3 5 seconds then rub over the white wash paint strokes with a staining rag to smear the paint mixture into the wood.
If you don t think the grey is prominent enough after it dries apply another coat.
Color washing wood is an easy way to update your furniture.
Spread the grey wash across the wood in the direction of the grain just as you did with the stain.