refinished furniture
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refinished furniture
I have just painted some old furniture, cherry wood original. I sanded, primed and painted. The finished product was too dark. It turned out a dark taupe, not at all what the color chart looked like! I want to shabby chic the finished product but need to know a technique that might correct the "too dark" paint. Maybe a "white wash" of some sort? Open to any suggestions. Really do not want to sand and start all over.
#3
You can mix latex paint with water-based polyurethane to make a glaze to use over the paint. Use a white or light color paint, and try 2 parts polyurethane to 1 part paint. Add paint or polyurethane to the mix until you like the way it looks on your painted furniture.
If you used oil-based paint, you can get white stain at the hardware store to put over the paint.
If you used oil-based paint, you can get white stain at the hardware store to put over the paint.