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- Wood Graining tool - this is the trick. It doesn't cost much at all, and it super fun to use.
- Top Coat Color Paint (not pictured above)
- Old Rag
Grab whatever piece of furniture you want to paint and start sanding it down. Do this on every piece of furniture you want to paint, even if it's laminate; it preps the surface for painting.
Wipe down any dust caused by sanding the item.
Here is where you can begin customizing your piece. First you will be laying down a base coat in the color of your choice. This will be the underlying color of the grain. You can use any color you want! Be sure to use a paint that has primer in it so that it adheres to the surface well.
Once the base coat has dried it is time to mix the top paint layer. You can also use whatever color you choose for the top coat. I decided to give a slightly white washed feel so I used white paint. First pour a bit of white paint into a cup or bowl.
Then mix in a clear glaze. You need a glaze top for the technique to work. Glaze takes longer to dry and gives you time to create the grain texture. Mix the paint and glaze at a ration of 1:4. (One part paint to 4 parts glaze).
I decided the white was too stark in contrast to the dark gray so I decided to add a bit of the original color to make a lighter gray as the top coat color.
Brush a layer of your paint and glaze mix on top of the base coat. Do this with a dry bristle brush making sure it isn't super thick or saturated.
Grab your handy-dandy and awesome wood graining tool ( I got mine on Amazon, and it worked perfectly) and drag one side through the glaze/paint mix. This will really just create some lines through the paint.
Now is the fun part! Using your wood grain tool drag the curved edge through the glaze/paint mixture wobbling it back and forth as you go to create the grains. Don't wobble it too much or it will look unnatural. Once your done, and happy with how it looks, let it dry.
This wood graining tool also comes with a small piece that helps get in the smaller nooks and crannies of the drawer.
Here is a before and after of the piece I painted. The drawers on the right were not touched because I'm not going to use them.
Look at all that grain! I think I may have gone a bit overboard, but it is so fun to watch the grain come to life!
The wood graining tool I bought came with a small piece as well that helped to get in the smaller nooks and crannies of the drawer. I would highly suggest getting one that has the same.
This thing really looks like a stained piece of wood. It is actually a laminate covered particle board piece, so it's pretty impressive!
Can this be done on kitchen cabinets ?
could this also be done on the lower 1/2 of a wall to look like wains coating?
Beautiful! Thanks so much! , I am going to try this on a nightstand I have been wanting to paint.
Love this!!
A super idea and technique. Thanks for sharing
Love it....so beautiful!
I remember this tool from the 90s. Glad to see it's making a comeback.
That’s neat. Very nice
You can also buy a paint roller with the wood grain imprint. I'm planning to use it on a cement floor. Bet it would work great on your larger wall projects.
Where do you get a roller like that? Can you do this on a cement floor? We'd like to finish our basement and it might be less expensive to do that.
This is perfect! I have been looking for a technique to refinish two end tables. I remember wood-grain paint kits in the 60's, but can't find them. Thank you for sharing.
i did this to my garage floor because my daughter was getting married here and i told her husband i was going to make them a wood dance floor to dance on. it turned out beautiful
I like the brown! What colors did you use to get this look?
I did this to my storage room. Came out great. I love it. We are doing our porch now. It will resemble gray wood.
Wow! Love it! What tools did u use? What kind of paint for concrete?
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I've see these so many different ways, from covered with twine to wrapped in yarn. My version FABRIC!!
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This kind of project is easy to make and will be an impressive addition to your home. I live in a beach community and make/sell these for beach towels left and right. But you can make something like this for your guest bathroom or use it as a coat rack in any room. Wood, hooks and a little imagination is all it takes.
I love that ,,,,....now i have to get me a wood graining tool ,,,,,one more craft item to add to the many that I already have ....lol....But that's ok after all we can use those things more than once ...Right !!!!
I would think you could do it on anything like that. It would take time and patience (probably a LOT of time and patience), but it could be done. If you try it, good luck!! Please post pictures.
people are stupid
duhhhh
did you READ the post or WATCH the video ??????
I didn't get a video.
I bought these tools.
I suggest you try it on pieces of wood or something else to get the hang of doing this, before you do it on your project.
It takes a bit of time to get the hang of using these tools.
Just rock the grainer back and forth any where you fancy a 'knot'. It's very satisfying. I built a six door built-in wardrobe about forty years ago, and then ten years back I repainted it using this technique. It's very satisfying to do and hard-wearing.