Strong and light weight made with a technique that uses less raw materials reducing the impact on the environment.
Stained white oak table top.
Mix and match your choice of table top and legs or choose this ready made combination.
It is gorgeous on oak.
I love how it looks on the top of my dresser below.
2 light 2 medium and 2 dark.
I had to be a bit more liberal in applying this stain compared to when i use the up in.
I know i put at least two coats of stain on.
We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains.
Valspar harvest brown you can get this in a sw sample or a valspar sample.
This helps the wood to accept the stain more evenly.
Begin with a medium grit sandpaper 120.
Stain the table using an oil or water based stain applied with a rag or brush.
I used a brush and gave it a coat of zinser 1 2 3 primer.
Be sure to clean it off completely.
Next i tackled the base of the table.
Don t forget a sample container of white paint for the driftwood stain.
If you want more of a rustic farmhouse vibe then this is your stain color.
Applying stain over a finished surface will not change the color of the wood.
All stains require open pores for adequate absorption into the wood.
I gave the top a good coat of pre stain wood conditioner.
Sand bare wood lightly.
Linnmon tabletop white white stained oak effect 59x29 1 2.
Bekant table top white stained oak veneer 55 1 8x55 1 8.
Then i applied dixie belle s voodoo gel stain with a soft clean cloth going with the grain of the wood.
If you re interested in other color wood stains check out my 5 grey wood stain options as well as 10 favorite wood stain color options for more classic colors.
I am liking this brand better than kilz i think.
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Oil based stains tend to produce better results while water based versions are more eco friendly.
If you sand through the polyurethane and remove some stain you can touch up with more.
Then i gave it three coats of polyurethane.
Residue left in the grain lines of coarse grain wood will be trapped under the final coat and haunt you forever.
Today i want to share samples of those white stains on pine wood and white oak wood.
To open the pores in preparation for staining.
Your cloth will simply wipe off the stain blocked from the pores by the existing finish.
As the table dries after wet sanding a white residue will appear.