Testing, 1, 2, 3, testing . . .
In the immortal words of Robert's brother, Hoyle, "One experiment is worth a thousand opinions."
Which is why I went to the paint store today and talked with a guy who's been selling paint for 30 years, rather than 30 weeks, and got the lowdown on paint-staining wood -- a technique Robert and I have been talking about since the pine started going up.
With thinner, rags and paint in hand, I made it back to the house and did a few tests with various dilutions and setting times on some chunks of scrap. Raw wood is on the right; a short set is in the middle; a longer set is on the left. (Robert's fave regular paint is in the background.) Click the pic and you'll see the grain better.
I think I still want a more intense yellow, which should be fairly easy to get, while retaining all that grain. But with Robert coming this weekend, we'll both be able to vote -- me with one ballot, and him with one every minute or so.
1 comment:
Hey, you get my vote. The place is crying out for that paint/stain look. And you are right on the money with wanting more color, but still retaining the grain.
Tell Ro that it is a lot easier starting out with the paint/stain look than going back to it!
And Wow is a perfectly good description of a space. I think I leaned that one in design school.
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