Diy Paint A Rug Using Wood Stain

Continue stroke after stroke wiping the picked up glaze from the rocker as you go.

Diy paint a rug using wood stain. If you ve ever stained something before you know that the longer you leave stain on the wood the darker the finish will be when you wipe it off. This technique has less sheen than gel stain and because you are using latex paint you get the same results every single time. How you apply the stain onto the wood cross grain or with the grain is less important than applying plenty of it. When applying the cloth should be wet but not dripping.

Yet another reason i checked dying my rug off my list. If you want to see more wood grain continue to add water. One of my favorite home diy projects to make over the past year has been painting rugs. Here s the pretty turkish rug we got for a steal.

Wouldn t wanna stain my precious floor. It s so fun to come up with a pattern or design and then create it. All you need to do is dilute paint with water. Use the clean cloth to thoroughly clean away any dust dirt or debris which remains on the wood.

You ll notice that as the wash gets lighter the tone of the wood s. It is with great sadness that i have to say this diy was a flop. I love taking a pattern from a pillow or even trying to recreate the same pattern from a very expensive rug. A wash will add color without sacrificing the visual interest of the wood s texture.

With that in mind i started with the center petals and stained each petal starting at the center and working my way out toward the tip of the petal using this. Start by adding one part water to two parts paint and test the wash on a wooden swatch before working directly on your surface. Thoroughly stir the wood stain before applying. Test on a piece of scrap wood.

Start at one end of the stroke and keep going in one continuous motion to the other end. Use a rag or cloth instead of a sponge which may absorb the stain. Brush one stroke of gel stain on the base coated project. Slide a wood graining rocker through the wet glaze rocking it slowly at intervals to create a wood grain effect.

This paint over stain technique is not a stain at all but because you paint in one direction the base coat shows through in such a way to look like wood grains providing a subtle barn wood finish to an existing piece. We used the darkest possible stain we could find so we would have the most contrast.