Hello,
If you're following me on Instagram you'll know that I've been trying to rid my old farm house table of its orange hue. I've done quite a bit of research on youtube on the subject of yellow pine, actually went a bit nerdy over it. Did you know that pine natural gets more orange over time? So I wasn't just imagining it! And nearly all forms of wax will make it worse. A lime wash came up as the most obvious thing to do and I was able to take this to nerd level too as I used to mix dye to cover red when I was a hair stylist and now as a painter I work with a restricted palette. So I decided to go with a white ash wood stain mixed with one part water, one part white acrylic paint (I used my artists acrylic) and for an extra hit of ash I used about 1mm of blue/black acrylic paint.
If you're following me on Instagram you'll know that I've been trying to rid my old farm house table of its orange hue. I've done quite a bit of research on youtube on the subject of yellow pine, actually went a bit nerdy over it. Did you know that pine natural gets more orange over time? So I wasn't just imagining it! And nearly all forms of wax will make it worse. A lime wash came up as the most obvious thing to do and I was able to take this to nerd level too as I used to mix dye to cover red when I was a hair stylist and now as a painter I work with a restricted palette. So I decided to go with a white ash wood stain mixed with one part water, one part white acrylic paint (I used my artists acrylic) and for an extra hit of ash I used about 1mm of blue/black acrylic paint.
I started by sanding down the top working to a fine grade paper at the end to smooth it evenly, then I used an old cloth to dust it down. I then liberally coated it with my white wash mixture and as soon as I'd finished applying it I went over it with a wet cloth to remove any excess. There was a point when I thought I'd thoroughly mucked it up but I just kept smoothing over the table in one direction with the cloth until it started to look even. I left it to dry for half an hour then worked a bit more of the wash into the top and wiped immediately with the cloth, I built up a bit more on the corners then left it to dry thoroughly, I guess the whole thing took a couple of hours in total.
I'm pretty pleased with the results, I'm not sure how long it will last so I'll keep you posted. I could varnish over it but I'm never one to stop faffing so I left it off for now.
What do you think?
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