They all look great.
"It's a lot of extra steps & precautions, however a lot less unforseen problems later.". All woods will have a different result do the unique characteristics of the wood. Tony added a small piece of trim after the last board to cover the gap between the board and the highest beam. It is very labor intensive but the end product was worth it.
Thats great. After reading your blog, I ordered the Woca Wood Lye White and the Master Floor Oil White. I wonder if you could order a small sample of each the softwood lye and the white wood lye. That was the secret Id been waiting for!!
And their answer to my question re: water-based vs oil was, use water-based or oil-based for the Wood Lye, but only oil-based for the Soft Wood Lye. Primer is opaque, therefore it's not used for white washing. It is a water-based primer, sealer and stainblocker developed with new technology thats formulated to perform like an oil-based product. Log in. Consider these options for soothing to stunning effects, In week 2 of our debate series, designers go head to head over how classic wood ceilings should be handled in modern times, Help a Houzz User Choose a Paint Color for a Cohesive Design, Do they strike you as even more boring than watching white paint dry? My mother in law, who could have easily afforded to not just change it, but tear it down and start over, chose to work with it. Thanks so much. In the end we chose three main woods for our house: Douglas fir, white pine, and white oak. We used the wood lye white with the master floor oil white. For our ceilings, trim and doors. [look here[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/knotty-to-nice-painted-wood-paneling-lightens-a-rooms-look-stsetivw-vs~15039759), [whitewashing here[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/whitewashing-1950s-varnished-knotty-pine-dsvw-vd~5189987), [and here[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/help-how-do-i-paint-over-polyurethaned-knotty-pine-dsvw-vd~2493690). What a great tutorial and so fun to see pictures of your gorgeous kitchen. Now the surface can be treated like drywall so you can proceed with applying your preferred top coat. Eyes that are 50 or 60 years old need twice as much light as 20 year old eyes. Should have made an instructional DIY You Tube! We simply used a cotton rag and hand rubbed each board. Here is a step by step tutorial on How to Whitewash Wood to achieve the appearance of old pine wood ceilings in the new farmhouse. One day, though, as I was looking through articles about this house, I came acrossa tutorial they had written for Remodelista on called 101: Easy Whitewashed Scandi Floors (admittedly the terrible title was less than appealing and I almost skipped past it). Prints of the original painting Grace are available in my Shop. Removing overhanging branches can also help with fire clearance.
Hi, thanks for the info. Much easier at waist height.
I thought I posted a question earlier, but maybe it didnt post. I have a question When you applied the Woca Lye did the boards turn yellow upon application?
I miss my Danish floor a LOT. @Rachel, I did a white wash on an outdoor ceiling and now mold is. Its held up really well. Buy and hold real estate investing properties, Housewrap, cabin windows, and exterior door, Electrical wiring, interior framing and loft, How to easily create a cozy outdoor entertaining space, Spray Painted French Provincial Buffet Makeover, How To Make Quilted Christmas Stockings From Baby Clothes: Part 2. I would try whitewash the knots themselves several coats to lighten up to the surrounding colors 1st, because whitewash can be manipulated more to build up to the color wanted while letting the wood show through. Keep your eyes peeled for it!
Hi Kent, Im a fan of Woca. Mind you we are either in bare feet or socks in the house so maybe if you wore shoes on the wood it would get dirty?
We sold the house this past Spring so I cannot however it essentially looked exactly the same as it did at the beginning.
First, look for branches you can prune away from the house windows to let in more light. A suggestion: Hickory in Saddle stain. We would recommend our newest product KILZ MAX as a substitute to an oil-based primer. Also less mess. Zinnser BIN. I did a sample piece years ago with Tripp Trapp products and the result was alarmingly yellow.
It was on HGTV. We had to sign off, as that was our heating system. Within moments of applying it the wood lightened, highlighting the pinks, whites, and browns of the wood. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. The queen of designers, Sarah Richardson, used a white wash technique on her summer house series. If youd like to know more about using Chalk Paint, see How to Use Chalk Paint Tutorial. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Love how it looks! Thanks for the responses!
Hello Cheri! I have been waiting for the new iphone to come out in September to buy it or I will use my camera to post before and after photos. The White Dove works perfectly for what we were trying to achieve. Hi- is the parquet new flooring? So glad you did a color other than white. The woca lye does enhance the natural colors of the wood so if you used yellow pine I would not be surprised if this became more distinct. If that doesn't work then try the primer on knots then whitewash. However, where the ceilings were polyd, the product required some coaxing. I get 2-3 sample boards to experiment with to test the products & application before going into doing a whole wall. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Great post! First, heres something we should have done differently. So I decided to learn to work with it. I'll go back and make sure to clarify the post. ft. of pine. Unless you treat it with something that removes the yellowing agents- the only thing that does that, that Im aware of, is wood lye. Still dont get the part about shortening uppers. I'm looking to white wash the wood we're going to use on our 17' x 19' room's vaulted ceiling but there's no way we can wax all of that. Thanks. After much searching,I eventually came across Woca Direct, who supplied Woca Wood products from Denmark to us lowly North Americans. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thats what I did. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I think if you remove shoes at the door, you can get by with only occasional moppings. Sounds like it will turn out nicely. If you did all this then I think it may just need to dry for a few days.
We used white pine. Please do a sample board 1st. Not sure how to manage that. ", Houzz Pro: One simple solution for contractors and design pros. Then soap or while oil. I had taken special note of their insanely beautiful 10 Douglas fir plank floors that were light and clean andnot yellow in the least (Douglas fir is another wood that turns very yellow with time). We also replaced all of the trim and baseboard with quarter sawn white oak and applied the lye and woca oil. I used White Dove from Benjamin Moore on the ceiling. Did you wipe off the excess oil with a dry rag after? Treat a board, leave it out for a couple weeks and see how the sun changes it. Hopefully she won't wind up with pink walls! I would be nervous of the oil pulling amber or pink. We had no problem at all, albiet, our heating/cooling system was new and very efficient. Thanks. I wanted to know why you used the wood oil (white) and not a clear water based finish overtop of the Woca Wood Lye. M, The white pine is on the ceiling so I have yet to walk on it! So you lost a shelf? Third, get some white shelf paper and hang it over the pine walls to see how it looks. I have a pine ceiling which has yellowed over 13 years. We decided on this technique after the pine wood ceilings were installed. One other thing to consider too is the cut of the wood Douglas fir plain sawn has a bolder more open grain (the white color) then rift sawn which has a tighter grain and will be pinker. I do have two skylights in the living room and a floor to ceiling stone fireplace with Anderson glass sliding wood doors.. Can you please advise? Hi Kent, It can be alternately used as a finishing product itself, after the lye, for a slightly different finish to the wood. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Dark rooms are often cured by just adding more and brighter lights. I wanted it white but the knots to show through a bit, Thanks for the wall papering site and the white washing site and all your suggestions! And there it was:Woca Wood Lye(Picture:the heavens opening and the angel singing). You can, however, use solid stain over old paneling and it looks terrific.
Not cheap but very effective. During the summer, while the house was stillat the framing stage, we and ouramazingly awesome neighbour spent the weekend treating the tongue and groove pine (by the way, we ended up choosing 16 tongue and groove over the narrower 14. Although you do have to use the soap for several passes to protect the wood and prevent tarnishing or staining. If you've been there awhile, trees and shrubs will have grown. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Can you post of a picture of how it looks today in 2021? Hi Jason we bought the 16 T&g pine that we used on the ceiling from a local mill workshop. The wood lye dries quickly within an hour so we were able to get a good system going with two of us applying the Lye and my wife oiling the boards after a minimum hour ofdrying.
Then you lowered a used shelf as the new bottom? You may be able to hang some lightly patterned Lincrusta paper which is designed to be painted over. First, rough up the surface of the paneling with a pole sander that has been fitted with a sanding screen (rather than paper). I do realize now that white washing would probably look bad and difficult to pull off. (LogOut/ https://www.maisondepax.com/how-to-whitewash-wood/. But after the nightmare of the concrete floor finishing, we were excited to finally be able to have some pleasure in seeing the ceiling installed. Be prepared, if it may not go well. Looks quite white when new but worried it could still turn yellow? Fourth, change your light bulbs to the brightest your fixtures can handle safely. I'm so glad you liked this. Thanks so much. Thanks for the clarification on the white pine vs. yellow pine. Weve been using it for 4 months and I havent done anything except to vacuum dog hair off. Heres the link for Sarah Richardsons advice on whitewashing, she had to use a grey semi transparent stain to avoid the walls/ceiling looking pink. I love the grayish vintage wood look as well but am not sure if that is called a whitewash? Im trying to get this look, but wondering if I stack the pine within a couple hours of oiling if it will be ok?
So cozy and welcoming but absolutely very stylish. I was told that would be necessary, even if the oil has been used to finish. Please advise! You always have such beautiful ideas. I was as impressed as I had hoped Id be with the change that the Lye made. Good luck. Hi yes I just replied to your comment today! The Soft Wood Lye was pretty bad, it somehow gave the pine a greenish color. I brieflyread a bit about the North American (read: ugly) way of white-washing wood. They said I should use Soft Wood Lye. No just the face of the boards need the lye and oil treatment. Please let us know how it goes, we always love to see before and after photos.
My first inclination was to paint. Hi! But try as I might, I just couldnt seem tofind any information about it. And if you used the chalk paint, did you wax it to seal it? So happy with the finished effect. i like how the white trimming looks with the wood. Id make up test piece on yellow pine and white pine and see the difference. As was recommended, we first cleaned each board, as they were pretty dirty from the drive out on our gravel road, with the Wood Cleaner. I will never forget the pine floors in Kronborg Castle that are hundreds of years old and look beautifulnever sanded, just washed regularly. Also, is white pine more difficult to buy than yellow pine? Today Im sharing a sample board just like the one I shared with my painting contractor to demonstrate how the whitewashed ceiling should look.
Your photos appear to be quite white with some pink and grey hues. WOCA Wood Lye is a mild, non-corrosive form of bleach, which may be used whenever a whitewashed or driftwood appearance is desired Wood lye bleaches the wood and prevents the yellowing process of the wood. What they told me over the phone was that I shouldnt be using the Woca Wood Lye for the effect Im going for (the effect being the same as what youve accomplished). We used the white Master Floor Oil. Second, paint the two Southwestern colors walls with white primer. Finish the wall with another coat of oil-based sealer and allow it to dry. I hope this helps. Thanks so much. Question: how come you didnt use a water-based finish after the lye? :-) I painted (yes I know - different than whitewashing) my entire kitchen and dining room (full of knotty pine) and most knots required 3-4 coats of primer to prevent resin bleedthrough. We used all of these woods in our house and treated each with wood lye and master white oil. Youd definitely need to sand down the wood to bring back the original grain and then stain with the lye. Thanks again for your blog. Prune at the right time of year for whatever you have. How do these Scandinavians do it?! When I've done the same technique for small projects, I've used the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White. I did end up sampling all combinations. Although obviously, the knots themselves would be much harder to "un-prime" completely, but it's very easy to sand back the BIN to be more transparent, if you get it "too" white.
"It's a lot of extra steps & precautions, however a lot less unforseen problems later.". All woods will have a different result do the unique characteristics of the wood. Tony added a small piece of trim after the last board to cover the gap between the board and the highest beam. It is very labor intensive but the end product was worth it.
Thats great. After reading your blog, I ordered the Woca Wood Lye White and the Master Floor Oil White. I wonder if you could order a small sample of each the softwood lye and the white wood lye. That was the secret Id been waiting for!!
And their answer to my question re: water-based vs oil was, use water-based or oil-based for the Wood Lye, but only oil-based for the Soft Wood Lye. Primer is opaque, therefore it's not used for white washing. It is a water-based primer, sealer and stainblocker developed with new technology thats formulated to perform like an oil-based product. Log in. Consider these options for soothing to stunning effects, In week 2 of our debate series, designers go head to head over how classic wood ceilings should be handled in modern times, Help a Houzz User Choose a Paint Color for a Cohesive Design, Do they strike you as even more boring than watching white paint dry? My mother in law, who could have easily afforded to not just change it, but tear it down and start over, chose to work with it. Thanks so much. In the end we chose three main woods for our house: Douglas fir, white pine, and white oak. We used the wood lye white with the master floor oil white. For our ceilings, trim and doors. [look here[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/knotty-to-nice-painted-wood-paneling-lightens-a-rooms-look-stsetivw-vs~15039759), [whitewashing here[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/whitewashing-1950s-varnished-knotty-pine-dsvw-vd~5189987), [and here[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/help-how-do-i-paint-over-polyurethaned-knotty-pine-dsvw-vd~2493690). What a great tutorial and so fun to see pictures of your gorgeous kitchen. Now the surface can be treated like drywall so you can proceed with applying your preferred top coat. Eyes that are 50 or 60 years old need twice as much light as 20 year old eyes. Should have made an instructional DIY You Tube! We simply used a cotton rag and hand rubbed each board. Here is a step by step tutorial on How to Whitewash Wood to achieve the appearance of old pine wood ceilings in the new farmhouse. One day, though, as I was looking through articles about this house, I came acrossa tutorial they had written for Remodelista on called 101: Easy Whitewashed Scandi Floors (admittedly the terrible title was less than appealing and I almost skipped past it). Prints of the original painting Grace are available in my Shop. Removing overhanging branches can also help with fire clearance.
Hi, thanks for the info. Much easier at waist height.
I thought I posted a question earlier, but maybe it didnt post. I have a question When you applied the Woca Lye did the boards turn yellow upon application?
I miss my Danish floor a LOT. @Rachel, I did a white wash on an outdoor ceiling and now mold is. Its held up really well. Buy and hold real estate investing properties, Housewrap, cabin windows, and exterior door, Electrical wiring, interior framing and loft, How to easily create a cozy outdoor entertaining space, Spray Painted French Provincial Buffet Makeover, How To Make Quilted Christmas Stockings From Baby Clothes: Part 2. I would try whitewash the knots themselves several coats to lighten up to the surrounding colors 1st, because whitewash can be manipulated more to build up to the color wanted while letting the wood show through. Keep your eyes peeled for it!
Hi Kent, Im a fan of Woca. Mind you we are either in bare feet or socks in the house so maybe if you wore shoes on the wood it would get dirty?
We sold the house this past Spring so I cannot however it essentially looked exactly the same as it did at the beginning.
First, look for branches you can prune away from the house windows to let in more light. A suggestion: Hickory in Saddle stain. We would recommend our newest product KILZ MAX as a substitute to an oil-based primer. Also less mess. Zinnser BIN. I did a sample piece years ago with Tripp Trapp products and the result was alarmingly yellow. It was on HGTV. We had to sign off, as that was our heating system. Within moments of applying it the wood lightened, highlighting the pinks, whites, and browns of the wood. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. The queen of designers, Sarah Richardson, used a white wash technique on her summer house series. If youd like to know more about using Chalk Paint, see How to Use Chalk Paint Tutorial. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Love how it looks! Thanks for the responses!
Hello Cheri! I have been waiting for the new iphone to come out in September to buy it or I will use my camera to post before and after photos. The White Dove works perfectly for what we were trying to achieve. Hi- is the parquet new flooring? So glad you did a color other than white. The woca lye does enhance the natural colors of the wood so if you used yellow pine I would not be surprised if this became more distinct. If that doesn't work then try the primer on knots then whitewash. However, where the ceilings were polyd, the product required some coaxing. I get 2-3 sample boards to experiment with to test the products & application before going into doing a whole wall. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Great post! First, heres something we should have done differently. So I decided to learn to work with it. I'll go back and make sure to clarify the post. ft. of pine. Unless you treat it with something that removes the yellowing agents- the only thing that does that, that Im aware of, is wood lye. Still dont get the part about shortening uppers. I'm looking to white wash the wood we're going to use on our 17' x 19' room's vaulted ceiling but there's no way we can wax all of that. Thanks. After much searching,I eventually came across Woca Direct, who supplied Woca Wood products from Denmark to us lowly North Americans. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thats what I did. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I think if you remove shoes at the door, you can get by with only occasional moppings. Sounds like it will turn out nicely. If you did all this then I think it may just need to dry for a few days. We used white pine. Please do a sample board 1st. Not sure how to manage that. ", Houzz Pro: One simple solution for contractors and design pros. Then soap or while oil. I had taken special note of their insanely beautiful 10 Douglas fir plank floors that were light and clean andnot yellow in the least (Douglas fir is another wood that turns very yellow with time). We also replaced all of the trim and baseboard with quarter sawn white oak and applied the lye and woca oil. I used White Dove from Benjamin Moore on the ceiling. Did you wipe off the excess oil with a dry rag after? Treat a board, leave it out for a couple weeks and see how the sun changes it. Hopefully she won't wind up with pink walls! I would be nervous of the oil pulling amber or pink. We had no problem at all, albiet, our heating/cooling system was new and very efficient. Thanks. I wanted to know why you used the wood oil (white) and not a clear water based finish overtop of the Woca Wood Lye. M, The white pine is on the ceiling so I have yet to walk on it! So you lost a shelf? Third, get some white shelf paper and hang it over the pine walls to see how it looks. I have a pine ceiling which has yellowed over 13 years. We decided on this technique after the pine wood ceilings were installed. One other thing to consider too is the cut of the wood Douglas fir plain sawn has a bolder more open grain (the white color) then rift sawn which has a tighter grain and will be pinker. I do have two skylights in the living room and a floor to ceiling stone fireplace with Anderson glass sliding wood doors.. Can you please advise? Hi Kent, It can be alternately used as a finishing product itself, after the lye, for a slightly different finish to the wood. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Dark rooms are often cured by just adding more and brighter lights. I wanted it white but the knots to show through a bit, Thanks for the wall papering site and the white washing site and all your suggestions! And there it was:Woca Wood Lye(Picture:the heavens opening and the angel singing). You can, however, use solid stain over old paneling and it looks terrific.
Not cheap but very effective. During the summer, while the house was stillat the framing stage, we and ouramazingly awesome neighbour spent the weekend treating the tongue and groove pine (by the way, we ended up choosing 16 tongue and groove over the narrower 14. Although you do have to use the soap for several passes to protect the wood and prevent tarnishing or staining. If you've been there awhile, trees and shrubs will have grown. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Can you post of a picture of how it looks today in 2021? Hi Jason we bought the 16 T&g pine that we used on the ceiling from a local mill workshop. The wood lye dries quickly within an hour so we were able to get a good system going with two of us applying the Lye and my wife oiling the boards after a minimum hour ofdrying.
Then you lowered a used shelf as the new bottom? You may be able to hang some lightly patterned Lincrusta paper which is designed to be painted over. First, rough up the surface of the paneling with a pole sander that has been fitted with a sanding screen (rather than paper). I do realize now that white washing would probably look bad and difficult to pull off. (LogOut/ https://www.maisondepax.com/how-to-whitewash-wood/. But after the nightmare of the concrete floor finishing, we were excited to finally be able to have some pleasure in seeing the ceiling installed. Be prepared, if it may not go well. Looks quite white when new but worried it could still turn yellow? Fourth, change your light bulbs to the brightest your fixtures can handle safely. I'm so glad you liked this. Thanks so much. Thanks for the clarification on the white pine vs. yellow pine. Weve been using it for 4 months and I havent done anything except to vacuum dog hair off. Heres the link for Sarah Richardsons advice on whitewashing, she had to use a grey semi transparent stain to avoid the walls/ceiling looking pink. I love the grayish vintage wood look as well but am not sure if that is called a whitewash? Im trying to get this look, but wondering if I stack the pine within a couple hours of oiling if it will be ok?
So cozy and welcoming but absolutely very stylish. I was told that would be necessary, even if the oil has been used to finish. Please advise! You always have such beautiful ideas. I was as impressed as I had hoped Id be with the change that the Lye made. Good luck. Hi yes I just replied to your comment today! The Soft Wood Lye was pretty bad, it somehow gave the pine a greenish color. I brieflyread a bit about the North American (read: ugly) way of white-washing wood. They said I should use Soft Wood Lye. No just the face of the boards need the lye and oil treatment. Please let us know how it goes, we always love to see before and after photos.
My first inclination was to paint. Hi! But try as I might, I just couldnt seem tofind any information about it. And if you used the chalk paint, did you wax it to seal it? So happy with the finished effect. i like how the white trimming looks with the wood. Id make up test piece on yellow pine and white pine and see the difference. As was recommended, we first cleaned each board, as they were pretty dirty from the drive out on our gravel road, with the Wood Cleaner. I will never forget the pine floors in Kronborg Castle that are hundreds of years old and look beautifulnever sanded, just washed regularly. Also, is white pine more difficult to buy than yellow pine? Today Im sharing a sample board just like the one I shared with my painting contractor to demonstrate how the whitewashed ceiling should look.
Your photos appear to be quite white with some pink and grey hues. WOCA Wood Lye is a mild, non-corrosive form of bleach, which may be used whenever a whitewashed or driftwood appearance is desired Wood lye bleaches the wood and prevents the yellowing process of the wood. What they told me over the phone was that I shouldnt be using the Woca Wood Lye for the effect Im going for (the effect being the same as what youve accomplished). We used the white Master Floor Oil. Second, paint the two Southwestern colors walls with white primer. Finish the wall with another coat of oil-based sealer and allow it to dry. I hope this helps. Thanks so much. Question: how come you didnt use a water-based finish after the lye? :-) I painted (yes I know - different than whitewashing) my entire kitchen and dining room (full of knotty pine) and most knots required 3-4 coats of primer to prevent resin bleedthrough. We used all of these woods in our house and treated each with wood lye and master white oil. Youd definitely need to sand down the wood to bring back the original grain and then stain with the lye. Thanks again for your blog. Prune at the right time of year for whatever you have. How do these Scandinavians do it?! When I've done the same technique for small projects, I've used the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White. I did end up sampling all combinations. Although obviously, the knots themselves would be much harder to "un-prime" completely, but it's very easy to sand back the BIN to be more transparent, if you get it "too" white.