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Home » Easy Whitewash Paint Technique Using A Kitchen Sponge

Easy Whitewash Paint Technique Using A Kitchen Sponge

By Kathy Owen

Whitewash Paint Technique For Furniture

I have a new whitewash paint technique. You guys know how I’m always trying new things. Well, I used a sponge, just a regular old kitchen sponge, to whitewash this piece of furniture I’m sharing today. I even made a video of the process. Seeing the makeover in progress is so much better than reading about it.

Everyone has kitchen sponges or if not you can find them just about anywhere…..really cheap. I started the whitewash process using a lint free rag but for some reason I wasn’t happy with the results I was getting. I spotted the sponge on the shelf and it was on.

Whitewash Paint Technique for furniture

Whitewash Paint Technique

 

This is Furniture Fixer Upper Tour Day. Can’t wait to see what my friends have been up to. The “before makeover” photos are intriguing. The tour starts at the bottom of this post.

12-furniture project before makeover

I’m not sure what to call this piece. It is 5 ft. long and very short. It reminds me of maybe a hotel piece from the 70’s. Help me out please. Is it a credenza?

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13-Frogtape painters tape

I bought it at a local shop for I think $45. My little sis has been looking for a piece to put in her hallway to catch shoes and whatnot. I was thinking this might work. We’ll see if she likes the paint job.

Update to post. My sister did like the whitewashed piece and I delivered it to Arkansas on my last visit. Now she’s trying to decide if it works with her decor and how to decorate around it. She’s using it in a hallway/foyer as a bench and catchall.

In preparation for painting I removed the knobs, cleaned it up with Simple Green, and placed painters tape for crisp paint lines. I always remove the furniture knobs before painting.gray furniture

The paint I choose for the project is Beyond Paint in Pewter. You guys have heard me talk about this paint. It needs no priming or sealing. I especially like the sheen of the paint. It’s kind of between flat and satin. This paint also works well for whitewash and other techniques. It doesn’t resist the products (whitewash, toner, etc.) like latex paints and it doesn’t soak up too much of the products like chalk paints do.

supplies for whitewashing furniture

Moving on to the whitewash technique. I mixed a sample of off white paint with water. I did not measure anything. I used about half of the sample paint container and  maybe 3 cups of water. The whitewash was really thin. You can see the mixing and everything in the video.

white paint thinned and used to whitewash furniture

I used a sponge and just wiped the whitewash all over the chest. Then I hit places here and there with the sponge to add extra white areas. I turned the sponge on end and just touched or dabbed the paint to get this affect.

white wash furntiure paint

I have to admit it was a pain sponging around all of those details.

painting details on furniture

I thought I was finished with the project but the more I looked at it the more I knew it needed something else. The raised detail around the plastic rattan inserts just blended in. They needed to pop so I used a sponge brush and the sample paint undiluted to highlight the detail by running the brush along the raised edges.

Easy Whitewash Paint Technique

I used the original knobs, painting them a light gray. I tried new knobs I had in my stash thinking something larger would look good. No, they were too much with the busy whitewash.

Easy Whitewash Paint Technique Using A Sponge

The door with the peace sign has been around forever. I use it as a backdrop in my photos but you don’t usually see this side of the door. I really like the bright colors and the peace sign but the runs from dripping paint look like blood. I might feature it more in my projects. What do you guys think about the door?

Whitewash Paint Technique Using A Kitchen Sponge

I sure am glad I highlighted the frames around the fake rattan inserts. Patting myself on the back. It doesn’t look like hotel furniture anymore.

One Step Whitewash Paint Technique

I used a very small paint brush with stiff bristles to push white paint into the cut in grooves on the legs and sides of the piece.

 

View the video tutorial below…..

Whitewash Paint Technique Video Tutorial

 

I get a lot of questions about where to find the Beyond Paint. You can find it on the Petticoat Junktion Amazon Page here. 

Time to take the Furniture Fixer Upper Tour. Just click the pink links below the “before makeover” photo.furniture fixer upper projects

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Thanks for being here and have a great weekend. See you next week, Kathy

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Kathy Owen is the creative guru, content creator, photographer, and worker bee behind the popular Home Décor DIY Blog Petticoat Junktion. She focuses on reinventing found treasures and decorating her home Get all the nitty gritty on Kathy here.

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Comments

  1. Sammie says

    January 31, 2018 at 11:06 pm

    Luuuuuuv the color!!!!!

  2. Patty Soriano says

    January 28, 2018 at 4:31 pm

    We had something like this at one of the old offices where I worked and was called a credenza. SO much wonderful storage space !! I hope she likes it !!

  3. Jen @ Girl in the Garage says

    January 28, 2018 at 2:45 pm

    Kathy you did a 180 on this piece! So elegant and stylish now. xo

  4. Ivory says

    January 27, 2018 at 10:11 pm

    This is absolutely, outstanding., breathtaking gorgeous. Thanks for sharing this fabulous transformation

  5. Maureen Deaton says

    January 26, 2018 at 9:04 am

    Love the technique! By the way, this piece is called a “credenza” and was a popular 60-70’s hotel furniture due to how sturdy they are for luggage and storage. They work great at the end of beds, in hallways, or even under long windows. Great find!

  6. Little Sis says

    January 26, 2018 at 5:25 am

    I love it! It will look great in my entry way. We need to keep an eye out for a couple of cousins.

    • Little Sis says

      January 26, 2018 at 5:32 am

      Cushions not cousins…….got plenty of those lol

  7. Christy James says

    January 25, 2018 at 9:17 pm

    Great makeover, Kathy! I’m sure your sister will love it! XO

  8. Carol Claremont says

    January 25, 2018 at 6:03 pm

    Gorgeous! I love it so please accept a pat on the back from me too! Thanks for sharing – saving this one!

  9. Bobby says

    January 25, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    Very clever. I think this is just the technique I’ve been looking for for one of my own projects – and not expensive which is definitely good for me right now. Thank you for sharing this.

  10. Marie says

    January 25, 2018 at 12:00 pm

    Really like the new look, Kathy! You must keep us posted whether your sister loved the finish and will be taking it to her house. Great whitewash tutorial too – pinned.
    P.S. Love the peace sign!

  11. kandice kullmann says

    January 25, 2018 at 9:52 am

    what a unique piece! love the fresh light new look.

  12. Larissa Haynes says

    January 25, 2018 at 4:26 am

    What a huge beauty and you made it new again. I just adore the new look, Kathy. Wow!

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