Paint a Wood Look Finish
Paint a wood look finish…so quick and easy with paint and stain!
Hello, beautiful friends!
I hope you had an amazing fall weekend. My husband and I were in the Charlottesville area (Orange, VA, to be exact) staying at the Mayhurst Estate. The mountains are GLORIOUS this time of year. SO much beautiful color. I’ll be sharing all about it soon, maybe next week. You’ll definitely want to visit Mayhurst, I promise!
Okay, today, I am sharing all about the cabinet in the morning room/lounge?? Ha! I have no idea what to call this room now; it doesn’t really matter either – lounge, morning room, or comfy sitting room. ha!
Paint a Wood Look Finish
What does matter is what I did to this amazing piece.
Well, and what I did to make it go better with the current furnishings. As you can see, browns, tans, and a more coastal vibe are going on.
So, the reddish finish was not going to fly.
I knew I’d either darken it when staining it OR lighten it with paint and faux wood finish (stain).
And, of course, that’s precisely what I did!
Do you know why??
Because it’s SO much easier than stripping all of that wood in incredibly hard places to get to.
TAPE
The first thing I did was tape it to protect the glass.
SAND
Next, I lightly sanded all over.
Just enough to remove the slick finish.
After that, I experimented with various paints and stains to achieve the desired look.
I decided on Algonquin and Cappuccino Stain and Finishing Oil.
Look at that amazing, rich color. I love how the stain grabs the nooks and crannies. All of that just adds to the depth and overall wood look.
PAINT
Then I got to painting.
The inside got painted in Ash, which is a lovely, soft black. Apparently, I didn’t take a photo of that except for the finish photos. Whoops.
STAIN
Once the paint was fully dry (I waited several days), I applied the stain with a chip brush…
…and then used an old rag (old white t-shirt) to wipe it…
…to give it a wood look.
Here’s another look…
I love this effect!
That’s it! A whole new look, simple really!
REVEAL
I love the dark interior.
That color works perfectly in here now.
I did another one similar to this.
Want to see more of this one?? Check it out here: “Create a Faux Wood Finish With Paint and Stain”
Stay tuned for the Mayhurst Estate post later this month!
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Have a wonderful weekend, friends!!
xoxo
I love the Algonquin paint and Cappuccino stain together. I will use that duo soon, thank you.
Yes, they are a great combo! You are so welcome, Janice! xo
Beautiful as always! And I love that wallpaper- where did you get that?
Thanks, friend! You can find it right here. It comes in multiple colors too!
That’s beautiful! I really like the colors you used.
Thank you, Lizzy! I’m so happy with how it turned out. It took me a little while to decide which way I was going to go!
The cabinet really does look better in the room rather than the reddish original. Good job! But, did you paint the puppy out of the picture? :-)
Thanks, Caye! And haha, I was wondering if anyone was going to notice Piper in the “before” photo!! :)
Perfection in EVERY WAY! Love all the colors and stain finish. Looks great with that beautiful wall paper. Applause!
Thanks so much, Jewels! So glad you think so!! I am thrilled with it. The poor thing sat for weeks because I just wasn’t sure what to do! xo
Wow, Nancy – it is amazing. That was the perfect color to match that beautiful new wallpaper of yours. Now I am wondering why you did a black interior. I love black and use it all over the place, but I am so surprised you did black for that space. I could see a lighter dark brown or ivory but white is what I imagined you’d do to match it all up together. Anyway, it looks amazing and your outer painting and making look like wood is award winning perfection. Love it.
Thanks, Michele! All valid points, for sure. I actually considered a lighter interior but since we changed this room from a “morning room” to more of a lounge-y “evening?” room (so silly but does describe it better now!), I thought the the darker interior would be better. Also, we are going to use it as a bar cabinet for wine/spirits, etc, so the darker interior goes well with that. I actually just purchased some LED strip lighting to put inside too. I’m sure I’ll share more pics of it with those in the future! :) xo
That piece is absolutely perfect now in that space . .. color, style and scale. By the way, yours is one of the most spectacular gorgeous homes I’ve ever seen!
Thank you, I’m so happy with how it ended up turning out!! And, wow, thank you so much, Dana! That is so kind of you to say. xo
Looks like a perfect color match to the wallpaper! Good job!
Thank you, Addie!! It worked out well!! xo
Wow I love how you did that with the stain over the paint. Perfect color match to the wallpaper. It looks beautiful!
Thank you, Debra!!