Whitewash Pine Siding

It allows you to appreciate the wood grain without the yellow tint that you get from natural wood.

Whitewash pine siding.

Whitewash stain is ideally suited to pine. My painter put the paint on by wiping with a cloth. Dip rag in mixture and apply it liberally to the wood as you would a stain wiping over it with a rag to evenly. Whitewash is an ideal finish to apply over new untreated pine.

Dip a rag into the paint and wipe it onto the wood surface. Apply the white stain with a brush. Pine is notable for its distinctive rustic look that includes an abundance of knots which are usually considered undesirable in other types of wood. Repeat steps 3 and 4 if desired.

Whitewashing pine and other types of wood pine is softwood and it can be easily damaged because of its natural tendency to move unlike other hardwood. Wipe off with a paper towel or rag in the direction of the wood grain. The key is to use a semi transparent stain as an opaque stain will look like paint. Use it as a white wash stain.

The pale golden color and generous sprinkling of open knots give knotty pine its distinctive and well loved look. Mix up 1 part water to 2 parts flat white latex paint we used budget ceiling paint from our local hardware store. Pine is also susceptible to shrinking and swelling as the seasons change because of the higher levels of moisture in the wood. The whitewashed wood plank wall in the photo at top source from a modern farmhouse bathroom is a great example.

Mix paint and water to desired consistency for this example i used equal parts. Refinishing pine is a good way to give an old. Today s whitewashing materials are less caustic giving you old fashioned character with up to the minute convenience. Repeat with another 1 2 layers if you want it to look more white.

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. Brush don t roll the paint on in the direction of the wood grain. To do this it would be necessary to strip the pine and depending on whether the varnish shellac comes off evenly to lightly sand. Back in the day natural woods were whitewashed with a lime solution to keep furniture and home building planks and boards safe from insects.