Stain your bookcase if it is made of wood to give it a classic look. You can also bleach the wood if you dont want to hide any of the texture at all, but it wont be as stark white as semiopaque stain. White spots on wood table heat stains on wood table. White diy bookcase makeover with a patterned fabric back. Apply stain with a brush or a rag, depending on preference. Add the finishing touches to your furniture while keeping it looking brand new with ikea s collection of glazing paints, wood stains and paintbrush sets. And before i put the finish it was dried for a week or so since i did the staining on a weekend and then put on the finish the next weekend. If a bookcase is stained properly, it can add character to a room. Since painting the space deep blue, the once fauxwood bookcases got lost in the dark.
Minwax fast drying polyurethane dries to white haze. Before priming, apply a prestain conditioner based on the containers instructions. Offering a distressed finish of the white paint this handmade bookcase is a perfect. After you have sanded the wood down, clean the wood.
After the stain dried, i went back and drybrushed these splotches of white all. New painted furniture ideas bookcase ideas furniture projects, furniture making, wood. If youre painting straight on the laminate as in, the furniture doesnt have. After each coat the of the stain it was allowed to dry for atleast a day. Why did the wipeon poly make white patches in my stain. The white areas are at the surface and not between the wood and the top coat. At this point, wipe the stain off immediately for a lighter tone, or for a deeper tone. Start by giving the bookcase a rich color with a deep ebony gel stain finish. Minwax 233334444 minwaxc polycrylic water based protective finishes, 12 pint.
Proper stain technique is essential when staining something this size. To get the weathered finish, start by priming the wood. When using stain the stain can penetrate different areas. Finish off the shade pull with a decorative finial or tassel. Welcome to the wood stain store, where youll find great prices on a wide range of different wood stain for your home.
Apply a white wash mixture to the wood, using one about 1 part water to 1 part white paint. Before painting or staining, make a plain bookshelf prettier by. Remove the shiny finish from previous paint and slightly. To create the handy shade, purchase a linen roller shade to fit in the width of the bookcase then install the hardware on the inside edges of the frame. How to create a weathered wood gray finish angela marie made. Classic but cookiecutter, this traditional white bookshelf holds so much more potential than its. With a staining brush, work both with the grain and against it. After sanding, priming,and making a few updates, it was time to paint. It is a simple diy tutorial, and i use a scrap piece of pine wood to test the stain color that i will be using for a larger project. Howto paint laminate furniture jenna burger design llc. The lighter the wood, the whiter it will end up looking.
How to determine if wood finish, varnish, and oils have. I wanted to see the effects of different stains, some are good and others not, hope this helps somebody. To me it appears that the white is not from the poly, but from the wood not absorbing the stain evenly, or maybe not at all in some areas. Then, apply a stain of your choice and finish up with polyurethane to protect the stain. Big surprise with all the furniture makeovers i do around here, right. For this dreamy makeover, jen from rustique restoration cut a custom wood valance to back her. Applied with foam brush on test piece of medium pored teaklike wood. Best wood to use for diy bookshelves this old house. Sand the entire bookcase, including the shelves, lightly with a finegrit sandpaper. If the bookcase is streaked, blotchy or inconsistent, however, it can look cumbersome or out of place. How to paint and distress a laminate bookshelf without priming. First and foremost, the wood you use for making bookshelves will impact the. How to turn a plain, wooden bookcase into an interesting piece of art. In this video, i experiment with several different stains on white pine wood.
An old wooden bookshelf transformed with old white chalk paint decorative paint by annie sloan. We know youre making an investment and were honored to have a small impact on. I know that when i have had this happen, i wished that i had used a pre stain conditioner first. A white clay painted bookshelf with colorful books, awisconsin sign and a gold. A crisp, fresh coat of white was the perfect solution to make a statement. The following excerpt explains how to make homemade wood stains and comes from part 5. Stain your wood with one coat of minwax dark walnut stain.