Create a Faux Wood Finish with Paint and Stain

Try this easy option to create a fake wooden end with paint and stain! Straightforward to comply with steps to a fantastic end! 

Good day mates, immediately I’m sharing all about that fabulous fake wooden end I gave to the classic cupboard from final week. If you happen to missed it, I shared about utilizing peel and stick wallpaper on furnishings updates. You may learn all about that right here >>> Replace Furnishings with Peel and Stick Wallpaper

This was such a enjoyable course of. Nicely, the portray half, not the end elimination/sanding half! ha! That’s by no means enjoyable, sorry, however true! However oh so vital typically, sadly. The end half to create that fake wooden end is like magic although. There are such a lot of variations you possibly can strive too! I’ll share some on the backside of this submit.

Try this piece from Pottery Barn…

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Price ticket is… $4,300. Wow! However try the end! I used to be capable of recreate that fairly simply. Yay!Listed here are a number of extra I discovered (all with comparable pricetags…yikes!)

They name it a Seadrift End or Sausolito, I feel. Now let me present you the right way to create this fake end your self as a substitute!

Right here’s the gorgeous cupboard in its “earlier than” state…

Inside…

And the glass door had this wooden element…

…that I made a decision to take away.

The end wanted eradicating as a result of the outdated shellac was flaking off in all places.

I nonetheless haven’t discovered a stripper that I really like! I must do some main testing as a result of I plan on doing extra wood-style makeovers. Hmm, keep tuned as a result of I’ll have to purchase a bunch of strippers, do a complete take a look at run, and write a submit to comply with with the winner. I’ll strive to do this quickly.

This one bought the job accomplished principally. I want to discover one that’s higher. (but additionally not terribly caustic, and many others) All of them just about work higher in case you cowl them in plastic wrap. It retains it from drying out which then stops working and that’s no good, proper?!

I used a number of sized wire brushes to get into the crevices properly.

I’m primarily attempting to take away that flaking and free end right here, not take all of it the way in which right down to the naked wooden.

Subsequent, I sanded right here and there. Once more, not with the intent of taking it right down to the naked wooden, simply smoothing issues out.

Then I wiped every thing down with TSP Different Cleaner.

I’m carrying these Steady Mist Sprayers within the store now too. They’re nice! I take advantage of them for my TSP Different answer and plain water when portray. They work nice to spritz the paint with a fantastic mist which minimizes brush strokes. Yow will discover them right here.

Now let’s see how straightforward it’s to create a fake wooden end with paint and stain!

Just one coat of Cathedral Taupe was wanted.

I used to be okay with a number of the wooden displaying beneath. Clearly, you received’t need a whole lot of the wooden displaying via although.

I picked up these brushes on the Greenback Retailer to make use of for the staining of the “wooden”.

Now, there are a number of methods you are able to do this. You may apply it with a rag, sponge, and many others, then return together with your “bristly brushes” and make a wooden look end. OR you possibly can apply with the comb and do the identical. One is simply extra time-consuming than the opposite.

With that, it’s also possible to use various brushes to get the look you need.

I primarily used a dry paintbrush and the massive brush pictured above.

Lengthy, even strokes to create that wooden “look”.

This brush is nice for giant areas.

Doesn’t that look so cool? I really like this impact.

You’ll want to make certain to make use of the stain sparingly. In addition to, wiping the surplus stain off your brush with every move of the comb.

I didn’t trouble placing the stain on the within again of the cupboard since I used to be placing the peel and stick wallpaper there.

I used the massive brush to go across the legs in a swiping motion, left to proper.

You may see the bottom above the place I’ve accomplished the wooden look stain and the place it’s nonetheless simply painted. What a distinction, huh?!

It’s the place easy to do!! And onerous to mess up. The good factor is the Stain & Ending Oil is wonderful to work with and it has an extended workability timeframe.

I did one coat and accomplished! Once I say this actually was easy, I imply it. The toughest half was stripping and getting ready the piece to color/stain.

I had issue getting good images as a result of this space is so near the window.

That is nice for these occasions that you really want a “wooden look” however don’t actually have the will (time or skill) to fully sand a complete piece of furnishings. You can provide it a wooden look with out all of that. Love that!

And I really like our Stain & Ending Oil as properly as a result of there is no such thing as a want so as to add a prime coat. (you possibly can add a coat of “Pure” for further safety, if desired, however it’s not vital) It’s in contrast to PolyShades if you’re considering it might be comparable. PolyShades sits on prime of the wooden and our SFO truly soaks into the wooden like common stain however has a end inbuilt. So good!

Assume you’ll give it a go?

This combo was Cathedral Taupe/ Cappucino. Another base paints that might work properly for a fake wooden look, are Algonquin, Uncooked Silk, Champlain, Plaster, and Putty.Relying on the fake wooden end you might be after, you possibly can go along with Cappuccino or Walnut (sure, we’ve got Walnut stain now!). Even Driftwood as that might give a very totally different look.

We’ve got a number of new stains coming to our Fusion line! Yippee!! I have already got the Walnut and Heartwood in inventory. (you could find them right here) Coming quickly are Taupe and Gentle Oak (cannot look ahead to these two!) We must always have them someday in June. Keep tuned!

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Have an exquisite week, mates! Let me know in case you resolve to do this end!

xoxo