Hi! I'm Mary from Country Chic Paint filming today from my home studio I'm
going to be re-painting an old project in my favorite color jitterbug
from the country chic paint line this piece also has a wax finish so I'm going
to go through the steps for removing wax from furniture I hope you like this
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before I can repaint I have to remove the wax coating that's on the top of
this stool rubbing alcohol is the safest way to remove it but if you're like me
and you don't have that on hand odorless less mineral spirits or TSP from a
spray bottle will do as well these ones are a little harsher than rubbing
alcohol so you might want to have windows open and keep pets and kids just
out of the room for a little while have my windows open everything is well
ventilated just going to go ahead and spray this and let it sit for 15 minutes
while it eats away at the grease
so I'm just going to let that take care of itself
and come back with a damp cloth to clean it all up alright so 15 minutes has
passed I'm now going to clean up all the TSP cleaner that's on here I'm going to
start with some dry cloths to wipe it up I had a plastic sheet just
underneath everything to catch all of the grossness and glad I did
Now just a damp cloth to start washing off all of the residue from the solvent
you want to be really thorough that you've removed all of this before painting
water-based paint won't adhere to a wax or hemp oil finish remove those with
rubbing alcohol or odorless mineral spirits
use a damp cloth to thoroughly remove residue before applying new paint
alright so I finished cleaning off the TSP really really well I did a couple of
washes with water to make sure it was off as I don't want that working
into my paint finish when I'm starting that, I do like the way the wood looks
right now on the top but I just want to darken it up and I'm going to be using a
couple of colors of paint just watered down to create a wash of color
So the colors that I'm going to be using are black, "Liquorice" from Country Chic Paint; very popular
and then "Dark Roast" which is a very dark neutral brown
I'm gonna layer each finish with brushes and see what happens
alright so my paint is all mixed up it's very runny just the way I want it right
now I've got dark roast ready to go I'm going to darken the top of this stool
here just gonna start off going with the grain
It doesn't have to be perfect!
don't forget the sides
Take a slightly damp, lint-free cloth and wipe away the excess
in the direction of the wood
This will leave behind nice little streaks
and just one light coat of a wash of dark roast has already changed the look of the
wood and I'm starting to like it
alright so I finished using my watered-down paint mixes to create
this really lovely barnwood ash finish I quite like the way it looks if you find
that your own layers we're going on a bit too transparent add some more paint
to that mix and you'll find it goes on a lot thicker whitewashing has no real
ratio to it just a mix of paint and water to create nice blended finishes
over raw wood work the best. So now I'm going to move on to my favorite color
Jitterbug for the base of this footstool
It's a small project so I just need my little 4 oz jar and my favorite 1.5" oval brush
as always I apply paint in a couple of thin coats for a fast drying smooth finish
so I finished speaking in jitterbug the whole piece is now nice and dry nice new
clean updated look I am going to just add a fun stencil to the top just for
some extra design using one of the same colors that I did wash in that's
Dark Roast, a dark neutral brown here I'm gonna go in with an artist brush and
just stencil on the top
I used a large artists brush to gently dab dark roast over my stencil I try to
keep only a bit of paint on the bristles to avoid blurring all the fine lines a
small sponge works too
thanks for tuning into this little project I hope you enjoyed it remember
if you have any wax or hemp oil coatings of your own that you plan on painting
over again you should remove them first for the best chance of new paint
adhering I really like this wash my stencil and the Jitterbug base I hope
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happy painting