Un-painting- How to paint over baseboards to make them look like wood?

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Go to Homedepot or Lowe's to the paint department, ask if they have paint that will cover the baseboard and trim. You will probably need to cover the baseboard and trim with a sealer first so the natural wood paint doesn't seep in. Check with them, they will have an answer for you. Good Luck!

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Here is an awesome idea of something you could do. It was a project on Hometalk just recently: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/faux-wood-grain-paint-technique-27949293?se=fol_new-20170903-2&slg=c054fae44f4b71069d715c319ce75a95-170149&post_position=7

Paint the trim and then do this method over the top using this handy dandy tool.

Need to check if they are really wood, if so, just use paint remover then stain.

I agree with Sarah. If the baseboards are really wood, stripping the paint with a paint remover like Citristrip and then staining would give you the best result. It would not only be more authentic, it would probably take less time than achieving a convincing faux finish, especially since the profile of your baseboard may not be flat enough for you to use a wood graining tool.

How many feet of baseboards do you have? It may be easier to gently remove them and use a heat gun or paint stripper to bring them down to wood and then stain and clear coat them. Back in the day you could find kits to paint a base coat on a surface, then add like a wood-tone glaze and a hand tool to mimic the look of wood grain. For all that work, I personally would strip the wood, but that's me. Good luck!

Take off the white paint with Citristrip, a non-toxic paint stripper, sand, stain, and done.