Just a quick note : I used drywall compound and glue for filling the holes only because COVID-19 pandemic had recently started so no stores were open! It’s always preferable to use wood filler if you can 😉. I replaced the veneer cracks which were pretty shallow so it’s fine but for a better choice look for wood filler especially for filling large holes and drawer pulls. 💙💙
You have the most amazing, soft voice ever. I listen to you while I'm working on my pieces. You not only inspire me but you also calm me while I'm working on my passion projects. I have learned so much from you. Thank you! 🤍😊
I love these tutorials and the versatility of the salt wash even more than the crackle finished I was planning to do. I'm moving from a travel trailer into an apartment and need quite a bit of furniture. What I have is brown dated wood pieces and I'm over wood finishes. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful . I enjoy nothing more than seeing new life bought to old pieces of furniture . I have the same pieces that I've just prepped ready to paint. 💖👍
Oh my Gosh Christina - you just continue to WOW us each week. It is the highlight of my Sunday morning to log in to your new tutorial of the week. I just love your work :)
Thank you so much for your share/tutorial! Just learning techniques and have just recently discovered salt wash! Have some on order. You have given me a deeper understanding of the product! Can’t wait to receive it!
Oh, wow, Christina ! I could literally just move these right into my home ! I enjoy your videos so much ! I learn something every time & I have been painting for a long time ! TYFS your time & knowledge ! Also, thanks for giving us regular postings during “lockdown” - several of the RUclipsrs I watch have completely disappeared during this time 😰
Melody ... thank you so much Melody for your kind comment and feedback 🙏💙 I really appreciate your support! I am sure it’s been difficult for some youtubers to stay regular with posts , children being home everyday and just life being upside down in general and so much to worry about! I am super lucky to live in a remote area and no children makes my schedule pretty easy and simple. I really appreciate your thoughtful words! Looking forward to sharing more fun projects with you 🙏💙 Stay safe and sending healthy vibes to you and your family 🤗
The Reclaimed Heirloom Always look forward to your videos - I’m going to get some clear glaze & do a little enhancement to some pieces I have already painted - we don’t live in a remote area, but it’s not a huge city, either - no children at home for me either 😊 I really can’t imagine what parents had to go through during all this - I think Florida will definitely be resuming school at the regular time, so hopefully, everyone can get back to normal soon -
Melody ... yes I believe it is getting slowly better ! Let me know if you have any questions with the clear glaze! Most of all remember to have fun! I am definitely going to do more blending with glaze tutorials in the near future! I truly believe it’s WAY easier to blend with and making smoother transitions with colours plus a huge time saver! 😉💙
GORGEOUS!!!! I always get nervous when it comes time for the wax, I would have most likely stopped at the white wax but after seeing the finished product…you were right. As always, can’t wait till next time. Thank you!!!
Jeanne Dorsey .. thank you so much Jeanna for your thoughtful comment 🙏💙 It was nice to show the difference between white wax and then adding some dark wax! Thanks so much for watching 🤗🎨
Beautiful Christina always enjoy watching your videos, just want to go out and buy old furniture and try myself , need to watch more of your videos first😃🤔
Stevie Culley ... thank you so much Stevie for your kind words and comment 🙏💙 Painting can be addictive lol 😂 You will have fun and it’s not about time or how fast 💨 it’s truly amazing what you can create!
Hi Diana!! Thank you for the kind words!!! ❤️🎨🙏Thanks for supporting my channel! 🎨🙏❤️p/s I have a new video tutorial tomorrow I hope you enjoy it!! ❤️❤️❤️
Love Love love all your Videos. These turned out gorgeously. Looking forward to future videos. Great way to start my day when I see you have a new one posted. Thank you for sharing your talents 😘
Patricia Hood ... I really appreciate your thoughtful comment Patricia 🙏💙 Thank you so much ☺️ for watching and see you next week for more fun ideas 🤗🎨
Hi Christina...hope all is well....Beautiful save on that broken down vanity...I love everything you did on this. My sister is really into salt wash, I make the wooden projects and she paints them....Take care...stay safe...
Martine Bangs ... I really appreciate your thoughtful comment Martine🙏💙 Saltwash is definitely a fun texture medium and so many fun ideas you can do with it! I plan to share more Saltwash tutorials in the future 🤗
Still watching ... I use clear glaze all the time in my paintings and I never thought of doing this technique! I don't know why not, but I haven't. Seems a much more fluid medium than mixing before applying. Thanks!
Hi April! It is! I like using glaze on my furniture pieces, I have a few other furniture glaze videos in my playlist section if you want to see more on how to use glaze on furniture. Thanks again for supporting my channel! ❤️🎨🙏
Well, this has to go towards the top of my "favorite Christina projects" list. Seriously impressive! Your work is phenomenal, as usual. It reminds me of my great-grandmother. She took an old (really old!) dresser and cut the middle out to use the side as end tables. She "white washed" them, as she did everything in her home. I'm not even sure what white-washing is but it was beautiful. :)
Houston Calhoun ... your Grandmother was more crafty than mine lol 😂 I miss her to bits but she wasn’t crafty 🤣 She sounds smart and crafty with that dresser 😉 I always really appreciate your kind words and support Houston thank you so much 🙏💙 🥂 cheers to grandma’s and all their knowledge passed down! White washing is a beautiful super simple way to brighten up would you look pickled and weathered. White paint 🎨 and water and wash it on, of wood it super dark then maybe two washes 😎
Such a helpful video. Many thanks. Strikes me that clear glaze does for paint, what clear wax does for coloured wax - allows it to be moved around and to be erased.
Gorgeous! What an amazing use of wax! This was perfect video for wax use so very educational! I love the comparison showing just the white wax on the left and how you warmed it up by adding the dark and black wax. I am in love with these Christina, they are going on the favourites list🥰 Do you have a specific brush brand you like to use for waxing? As always. . Thank you for sharing your talent Christina ❤
Nikki Lloyd ... you are so kind Nikki 🙏🤗 Thank you so much for all your support and feedback! I realized that showing the differences along the way in the video might be very helpful and informative to the techniques being placed for educational purposes 😉 Also helping visualize what to expect as your doing projects with certain steps! I love my little wax brush brushes! I have a link in my description box below the tutorial of where I purchase mine, they are not expensive and super easy to use and clean! Again thank you so much for your support 🙏💙
I loved your saltwash video. Would love to redo our fireplace mantel and hearth with a saltwash. Have it painted currently with one coat of Old Ochre just to see if we like it lighter. The old fireplace color was orangish oak which had to go. I would love to incorporate texture and warmth to the fireplace. Believe the saltwash, dark wax and other Annie Sloan colors would be the ticket to this project. Can you recomend AS colors to add to the Old Ochre? Our tile surrond has tans and grays. The Old Ochre is lighter than the tile right now. Love your work and your calm demeanor.
Andrea Mark ... thank you 🙏 so much Andrea for your thoughtful comment and feedback! As for your project it sounds like it going to be gorgeous! My recommendation for your fireplace is maybe think about adding blends of coco and old white and Graphite, the graphite will actually blend more as a grey tone with your other colour tones and to create the textures by doing in colour washes! Try a small corner area first and see which colours you like best with the room but going with the colour wash blending will definitely give a beautiful stone/ brick to concrete look making it very natural to the eye. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime 😉🎨
Incredible! U use grey and browns yet it looks creamy aged light wood which I love, have an old sideboard I would love to have come out this way, never done anything like this before but I’m inspired to try.
Just love learning tricks, you explain it so well thank you. Doesn’t putting on that much wax on top leave it sticky? The pieces are beautiful with with salt wash love the effects.🥰
Regeina Goodrich ... thank you so much for your kind comment Regeina 🙏🎨 Yes the table tops will need at least 24 hrs to dry with the dark wax finish. I recommend to not place anything on top for about 2 weeks until fully cured then your good to go! But the tops will be a bit sticky for the first day and smooth to the touch after that😉🎨
Lucy Sepulveda ... Thank you so much Lucy for your kind comment and subscribing to the channel 🙏💙 So the wax is applied on once everything this completely dry. Using Saltwash will dry the paint even faster than normal because of the salt! It absorbs the moisture in the paint quickly The videos are edited to speed up to the point so that can look like I went from once point to the next without dry time lol 😂 Thanks again for your thoughtful comment 🤗🎨
So, the Salt Wash is only an additive to thicken the paint, not like using salt for watercolor? I'm curious ... what would happen if you added water instead of paint to thin/smooth? Does the salt wash change the next layers if you add more water? Have you tried that?
April Degele ... I just recently tried adding the Saltwash to the smooth paint I recently blended and works beautifully! It’s on my most recent video, I have been experimenting with textures and techniques and that’s the fun of painting, step out of the usual and see what else you can create 😉💙🎨
So beautiful!, Christina!! I was wondering if the clear matte lacquer paint can be used on top of wax to give a more protective finish for a tabletop that will be used for putting glasses and drinks on...I love the effect that the brown and black wax give to that top!
Thank you 🙏❤️ so much Nanette for you kind words and comment. I don't recommend using lacquer after wax only before wax! If you want to apply lacquer to an already painted and wax piece I just recommend giving a light sanding with a very fine grid sand paper to remove the was top coat and then you can go ahead and apply a lacquer finish. Lacquer is best for highly used pieces like kitchen table tops or any table tops with higher traffic use. Hope this helps ☺️💕
Very excellent tutorials, and beautiful work- Thank you! I have a question regarding the wax- do you wipe off the excess after applying with the brush, or is the application so thin that this isn' t needed?
peggy Bell ... thank you so much for your kind comment Peggy🙏💙 I generally apply the wax pretty thin but having the clear wax can always help if you have a clean lint free cloth on hand if you feel you want to take off some! Always start a small area and this way you can gage how much you want and continue on with other parts of your project. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime 🤗🎨💙
Again another beautiful creation!! I do have a question about the glaze-: do you use it in a separate container and then put the extender in it and how to you store your glaze in the original can? Do you hammer on the sides of the original container so it is tightly sealed for the next time you want to use it? Also, since I can’t remember the person or video I watched I will ask you this question: have you ever used hemp oil for any of your furniture projects and if so what is the purpose of the hemp oil? I make soap using the lye method and I have tons of hemp oil, so if it serves a good purpose I definitely have a lot I could use. Sorry to keep asking questions but I just thought of one more. I know that it some of the brands of waxes out there have beeswax in them. I also make candels and have tons of beeswax. Do you know anything about making some of your own sealing waxes and if so if they work well? I can find a lot of information on the subject and when I research there are so many different options on how to make your own wax. I am just looking to save some money and be able to use some of the products I do have. It’s ok if you can’t answer all of my questions. I know you also have a day job and you are busy!! Thanks again for your awesome videos!! Take care, Drue❤️😊🌻🐾🐕🦺🐝
Kimberly Ganiere ... thank you so much for your thoughtful comment Kimberly 🙏💙 I only sanded the wood filler spots I did on the end tables and I did lightly sand the table tops all with a 220 grit sanding block by hand , nothing hard or intense. 🤗
Hi Christina, that piece turned out great! I'll have to watch it again. Where do you buy saltwash in Canada? Does Passionate Home sell it? I didn't see it in your supplies list. Thank you, and thanks for putting up so many tutorials!
Lisa Haddrell ... thank you so much Lisa for your kind comment 🙏💚 There are limited retailers in Canada, I had a hard time finding it lol 😆 But the passionate home is not selling Saltwash presently but I did find a stockist in Hamilton, Ont that does (thepaintedbench.ca) They have an online shop and are carrying Saltwash. That is where is purchased. I know amazon also carries it as well. I plan to make other videos using Saltwash as there is so many amazing ideas you can create with it. Thank you again for your thoughtful feedback!
Penell E ... thank you so much for your thoughtful comment 🙏🎨 Saltwash is a super fun texture medium and I plan to do a few different techniques with Saltwash and up coming tutorials. Taking drawers out is great 👍🏻 but the reason I sometimes leave them in so I can blend the frame and the drawer colours to match. I like taking them out so I can paint the frame straight and tidy then place them back once there dry. For blending colours I need the drawer front so it matches the frame 😉🎨
Hi thanks for the awesome videos! Need your help. I have tried blending and it’s always so hard. I am super excited of the idea of blending without spraying my piece and getting water spots. So I went to Sherwin Williams and asked them about a “water base glaze” the guy tells me about their brand and it’s called “Faux Impressions glaze” latex finish, he said latex is water base, is that right? Not sure if he was just trying to sell me the can?
Hi Lulu! Thanks for reaching out! I have not used that type of glaze brand before as it is not sold where I live but he is right that latex can come in water based so it should work. In my RUclips video description, for my latest video you will see it will have a link to my amazon store which has a glaze section which has glaze from General finishes and a Benjamin Moore brand Glaze that I have used. Maybe you can show him the two types just to confirm. ❤️🙏🎨
Sword of the Spirit ... a couple of answers with your question! Using a texture medium like Saltwash no bleed through issues at all!! If I am doing a chalk paint finish with lots of blending and no texture, preparation of the wood is important because you are using water! If I create textures with chalk paint and use the clear glaze to blend , I have never had any issues at all with bleed through. So the final answer to your question is it all depends on the type of finish you are doing. I always clean my furniture pieces with TSP (use any good wood cleaning product) and a tablespoon of bleach. If a piece is really worn and tons of old varnishes I recommend a good primer application first before you start your chalk paint decorative finish. Hope this helps ! 🎨💙
Кристина,добрыйвечер!Учусь у Вас старую мебель делать веселой"!Если нет у нас глазури-могу ли я заменить акриловым лаком с водой?Или чем можно заменить глазурь?Очень интересует вопрос.
Hi Andrea! Thanks for subscribing! I have not tried shoe wax not a bad thought but I don’t know 🤷♀️. But you got me thinking 🤔! Not sure where you are located but if you go to my RUclips video description you can see a link that will take you to my amazon store that have a few waxes I have used in my projects. If you can find just clear wax from any of your local stores you can mix any kind a paint and make any other color wax (dark, black, white etc.) I have a few wax tutorials in my channel list that you can take a look on how I mixed the paint into the wax. A place you can get wax also is hobby lobby in the USA. 💕🙏🎨
The Reclaimed Heirloom tyvm for answering! I’m from Chile btw, and I’m not sure if I can get those waxes, but I’ll give a try throug Amazon. Can’t go to the hardware...quarantines are pretty strict here😷😷😷 Love your projects, and I guess I already saw almost all your videos, lol
andrea eyzaguirre ... it was the same here in Canada 🇨🇦 too! It’s slowly reopening shops but very slowly. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime 💙🤗🎨 Stay save ☺️
The Reclaimed Heirloom I’ll try with the shoewax and tell you later how it went...I’ll be precaution and use the clear one first, as u ALWAYS SAY in your tutorial, lol. Stay healthy, stay at home😜🤪🤪🤪🤪
Tammy Hollingsworth ... the brown colour I used to blend with was Honfleur mixed with a little orange and white ( just a tiny amount) to soften the brown tone and blending it with the Paris Grey made a super soften tone 😉💙
Just a quick note : I used drywall compound and glue for filling the holes only because COVID-19 pandemic had recently started so no stores were open! It’s always preferable to use wood filler if you can 😉.
I replaced the veneer cracks which were pretty shallow so it’s fine but for a better choice look for wood filler especially for filling large holes and drawer pulls.
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Great tip!
Adding the dark waxes really made the piece pop. Well done C .
Thank you for teaching us newbies
Hi Debbie!! Thanks for supporting my channel greatly appreciated!!!! ❤️❤️🙏🎨
You have the most amazing, soft voice ever. I listen to you while I'm working on my pieces. You not only inspire me but you also calm me while I'm working on my passion projects. I have learned so much from you. Thank you! 🤍😊
Thanks so much 😊 I hope you enjoy today's new tutorial! ❤️🎨🙏
Absolutely beautiful! I love your channel. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Love to see old vanity turned into end tables! These turned out beautifully and I love the use of the dark wax on the tops🥰
Hi Cassandra!!! Thanks so much! 😊🎨🙏❤️
Very beautiful enjoy your videos you help to take me where I love to be painting and help me relax so much. Keep up the videos learning so much
Thank you so much 😀I have a new video out this morning, I hope you enjoy it! ❤️🎨🙏
I've got that exact Vanity!! But not going to cut it apart. Love this idea!!
Your voice is so easy to listen to and I love your work. You are so informative.
Thank you so much! 🙏🎨❤️
this will be one more lesson for me... beautiful texture again....
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy today's new video! ❤️🙏🎨
Love this tutorial, learned so much and your voice is so calming you make it all feel and look so easy ❤️👌👍
Ohhh!! I love this!!!! THANK YOU!!!
Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!!
I love your work and I love your voice, it is so soft listening to :-)
fredgingerful me too.
fredgingerful .. thank you so much for your kind comment and feedback 🙏💙
I appreciate your kind words 💙
The best as always!!!
One of my favorites!! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful work, very impressive 👏
The dark and black wax just set the perfection for both peices. Gorgeous. Love the color palette.
Belinda Anderson ... thank you so much Belinda for your kind comment 🙏💙🤗
Love love love
I love these tutorials and the versatility of the salt wash even more than the crackle finished I was planning to do. I'm moving from a travel trailer into an apartment and need quite a bit of furniture. What I have is brown dated wood pieces and I'm over wood finishes. Thank you for sharing.
Always end results are so perfect!
Hi Suzanne! Thank you! ❤️🎨🙏
Beautiful . I enjoy nothing more than seeing new life bought to old pieces of furniture . I have the same pieces that I've just prepped ready to paint. 💖👍
Maz Smithers ... thank you so much 🙏💙 for your kind comment and I am completely with you on bring new life to old pieces!
Oh my Gosh Christina - you just continue to WOW us each week. It is the highlight of my Sunday morning to log in to your new tutorial of the week. I just love your work :)
Lindy Fourie ... thank you so much Lindy 🙏 I really appreciate your thoughtful comment 💚🤗
Thank you so much for your share/tutorial! Just learning techniques and have just recently discovered salt wash! Have some on order. You have given me a deeper understanding of the product! Can’t wait to receive it!
Qué bonito trabajo Cristi , el efecto que da la sal está genial , gracias por tus enseñanzas 👍🏻👏🏻😘✌🏻🇲🇽
Gracias!!! :)
Magnifique!!!👍💝
Oh, wow, Christina ! I could literally just move these right into my home ! I enjoy your videos so much ! I learn something every time & I have been painting for a long time ! TYFS your time & knowledge ! Also, thanks for giving us regular postings during “lockdown” - several of the RUclipsrs I watch have completely disappeared during this time 😰
Melody ... thank you so much Melody for your kind comment and feedback 🙏💙
I really appreciate your support!
I am sure it’s been difficult for some youtubers to stay regular with posts , children being home everyday and just life being upside down in general and so much to worry about!
I am super lucky to live in a remote area and no children makes my schedule pretty easy and simple.
I really appreciate your thoughtful words! Looking forward to sharing more fun projects with you 🙏💙
Stay safe and sending healthy vibes to you and your family 🤗
The Reclaimed Heirloom Always look forward to your videos - I’m going to get some clear glaze & do a little enhancement to some pieces I have already painted - we don’t live in a remote area, but it’s not a huge city, either - no children at home for me either 😊 I really can’t imagine what parents had to go through during all this - I think Florida will definitely be resuming school at the regular time, so hopefully, everyone can get back to normal soon -
Melody ... yes I believe it is getting slowly better !
Let me know if you have any questions with the clear glaze! Most of all remember to have fun!
I am definitely going to do more blending with glaze tutorials in the near future! I truly believe it’s WAY easier to blend with and making smoother transitions with colours plus a huge time saver! 😉💙
Love it
Thank you!! Glad you love it!!! 💕🙏🎨
I love all your videos ❤️
Amazing! Ty
Thanks!!! 🙏🎨❤️
I watch all your u tube videos...inspiring and pure talent.
Rosalie Curry ... I really appreciate your thoughtful comment Rosalie 🙏💚
Thank you so much 🤗
GORGEOUS!!!! I always get nervous when it comes time for the wax, I would have most likely stopped at the white wax but after seeing the finished product…you were right. As always, can’t wait till next time. Thank you!!!
Jeanne Dorsey .. thank you so much Jeanna for your thoughtful comment 🙏💙
It was nice to show the difference between white wax and then adding some dark wax!
Thanks so much for watching 🤗🎨
Beautiful Christina always enjoy watching your videos, just want to go out and buy old furniture and try myself , need to watch more of your videos first😃🤔
Stevie Culley ... thank you so much Stevie for your kind words and comment 🙏💙
Painting can be addictive lol 😂
You will have fun and it’s not about time or how fast 💨 it’s truly amazing what you can create!
Gorgeous , love the end result xx
Thanks so much 😊❤️🎨🙏
Fantastico
Hi Diana!! Thank you for the kind words!!! ❤️🎨🙏Thanks for supporting my channel! 🎨🙏❤️p/s I have a new video tutorial tomorrow I hope you enjoy it!! ❤️❤️❤️
They turned out beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing how you used the salt wash. Looking forward to more videos using this medium. God Bless! ❤️
Nadine Connors ... thank you so much for your thoughtful comment Nadine 🙏💙
I am actually super excited to show more super fun tricks with Saltwash 🙌🙌💙
Absolutely loved this video. Thx for sharing your knowledge. 👌👌👌
Dawn Ewen ... I really appreciate your thoughtful comment 🙏💚
Thank you so much ☺️
Love Love love all your Videos. These turned out gorgeously. Looking forward to future videos. Great way to start my day when I see you have a new one posted. Thank you for sharing your talents 😘
Patricia Hood ... I really appreciate your thoughtful comment Patricia 🙏💙
Thank you so much ☺️ for watching and see you next week for more fun ideas 🤗🎨
Hi Christina...hope all is well....Beautiful save on that broken down vanity...I love everything you did on this. My sister is really into salt wash, I make the wooden projects and she paints them....Take care...stay safe...
Martine Bangs ... I really appreciate your thoughtful comment Martine🙏💙
Saltwash is definitely a fun texture medium and so many fun ideas you can do with it! I plan to share more Saltwash tutorials in the future 🤗
Still watching ... I use clear glaze all the time in my paintings and I never thought of doing this technique! I don't know why not, but I haven't. Seems a much more fluid medium than mixing before applying. Thanks!
Hi April! It is! I like using glaze on my furniture pieces, I have a few other furniture glaze videos in my playlist section if you want to see more on how to use glaze on furniture. Thanks again for supporting my channel! ❤️🎨🙏
This is beautiful! I love love 💓 your work. It’s so my style. Will be watching for techniques and inspiration.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment 🙏💙
I really appreciate your kind words and feedback 🤗🎨
Your never cease to amaze me! All your work is beautiful! I have all these projects in mind but can never take that first step! I love your videos!
Vicki CocoSolo ... thank you so much for your thoughtful comment Vicki 🙏💚
I really appreciate your kind words 🤗
Amazing tutorial as always!!
TAMMY BEMIES .. thank you so much Tammy for your thoughtful comment 🙏💚🤗
Beautiful! I love all your videos!
Teresa Freeman ... thank you so much Teresa for your thoughtful comment 🙏💙
Just an fyi, acrylic glaze IS water based. Your work is beautiful!
Good to know! ❤️🎨🙏
Well, this has to go towards the top of my "favorite Christina projects" list. Seriously impressive! Your work is phenomenal, as usual. It reminds me of my great-grandmother. She took an old (really old!) dresser and cut the middle out to use the side as end tables. She "white washed" them, as she did everything in her home. I'm not even sure what white-washing is but it was beautiful. :)
Houston Calhoun ... your Grandmother was more crafty than mine lol 😂
I miss her to bits but she wasn’t crafty 🤣
She sounds smart and crafty with that dresser 😉
I always really appreciate your kind words and support Houston thank you so much 🙏💙
🥂 cheers to grandma’s and all their knowledge passed down!
White washing is a beautiful super simple way to brighten up would you look pickled and weathered. White paint 🎨 and water and wash it on, of wood it super dark then maybe two washes 😎
Such a helpful video. Many thanks. Strikes me that clear glaze does for paint, what clear wax does for coloured wax - allows it to be moved around and to be erased.
Pelican Seaweed ... thank you so much for your kind comment 🙏💚
Clear glaze does similar as clear wax to remove what you may not want. 😉🎨
This is so gorgeous!!!!
cheli navarro ... thank you so much for your kind words 🙏💙🤗
I really appreciate your support 🥂
These look fantastic!!
Trisha Lisa .. thank you so much for your thoughtful comment Trisha 🙏💚💚
Gorgeous! What an amazing use of wax!
This was perfect video for wax use so very educational! I love the comparison showing just the white wax on the left and how you warmed it up by adding the dark and black wax. I am in love with these Christina, they are going on the favourites list🥰
Do you have a specific brush brand you like to use for waxing?
As always. . Thank you for sharing your talent Christina ❤
Nikki Lloyd ... you are so kind Nikki 🙏🤗
Thank you so much for all your support and feedback!
I realized that showing the differences along the way in the video might be very helpful and informative to the techniques being placed for educational purposes 😉
Also helping visualize what to expect as your doing projects with certain steps!
I love my little wax brush brushes! I have a link in my description box below the tutorial of where I purchase mine, they are not expensive and super easy to use and clean!
Again thank you so much for your support 🙏💙
Love them
Effie Smith ... thank you so much for your kind comment Effie 🙏💙
10 thumbs up!!!
Hi Mike! Thank you!!!!!!!!
Bom dia. Cristina 🌞🌾☘️💃🏠🎨🖌️♥️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼
I loved your saltwash video. Would love to redo our fireplace mantel and hearth with a saltwash. Have it painted currently with one coat of Old Ochre just to see if we like it lighter. The old fireplace color was orangish oak which had to go. I would love to incorporate texture and warmth to the fireplace. Believe the saltwash, dark wax and other Annie Sloan colors would be the ticket to this project. Can you recomend AS colors to add to the Old Ochre? Our tile surrond has tans and grays. The Old Ochre is lighter than the tile right now. Love your work and your calm demeanor.
Andrea Mark ... thank you 🙏 so much Andrea for your thoughtful comment and feedback!
As for your project it sounds like it going to be gorgeous!
My recommendation for your fireplace is maybe think about adding blends of coco and old white and Graphite, the graphite will actually blend more as a grey tone with your other colour tones and to create the textures by doing in colour washes! Try a small corner area first and see which colours you like best with the room but going with the colour wash blending will definitely give a beautiful stone/ brick to concrete look making it very natural to the eye. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime 😉🎨
Incredible! U use grey and browns yet it looks creamy aged light wood which I love, have an old sideboard I would love to have come out this way, never done anything like this before but I’m inspired to try.
Hi Jody! Glad you liked it!! Give it a try! Send me a photo of your finished furniture piece! ❤️🙏🎨
Just love learning tricks, you explain it so well thank you. Doesn’t putting on that much wax on top leave it sticky? The pieces are beautiful with with salt wash love the effects.🥰
Regeina Goodrich ... thank you so much for your kind comment Regeina 🙏🎨
Yes the table tops will need at least 24 hrs to dry with the dark wax finish. I recommend to not place anything on top for about 2 weeks until fully cured then your good to go!
But the tops will be a bit sticky for the first day and smooth to the touch after that😉🎨
Sooo beautiful 🤗just tell me pls what is it this kind of brown color you are adding after glaze?
I just signed up, your work is wonderful. I am starting in this and I have a question; the waxes are placed on the wet paint? to achieve the effects
Lucy Sepulveda ... Thank you so much Lucy for your kind comment and subscribing to the channel 🙏💙
So the wax is applied on once everything this completely dry. Using Saltwash will dry the paint even faster than normal because of the salt! It absorbs the moisture in the paint quickly
The videos are edited to speed up to the point so that can look like I went from once point to the next without dry time lol 😂
Thanks again for your thoughtful comment 🤗🎨
So, the Salt Wash is only an additive to thicken the paint, not like using salt for watercolor? I'm curious ... what would happen if you added water instead of paint to thin/smooth? Does the salt wash change the next layers if you add more water? Have you tried that?
April Degele ... I just recently tried adding the Saltwash to the smooth paint I recently blended and works beautifully! It’s on my most recent video, I have been experimenting with textures and techniques and that’s the fun of painting, step out of the usual and see what else you can create 😉💙🎨
So beautiful!, Christina!! I was wondering if the clear matte lacquer paint can be used on top of wax to give a more protective finish for a tabletop that will be used for putting glasses and drinks on...I love the effect that the brown and black wax give to that top!
Thank you 🙏❤️ so much Nanette for you kind words and comment. I don't recommend using lacquer after wax only before wax!
If you want to apply lacquer to an already painted and wax piece I just recommend giving a light sanding with a very fine grid sand paper to remove the was top coat and then you can go ahead and apply a lacquer finish. Lacquer is best for highly used pieces like kitchen table tops or any table tops with higher traffic use. Hope this helps ☺️💕
@@TheReclaimedHeirloom Yes! As you always do...It helped!! Thank you....I did what you recommended and my little coffee table came out great!
Very excellent tutorials, and beautiful work- Thank you! I have a question regarding the wax- do you wipe off the excess after applying with the brush, or is the application so thin that this isn' t needed?
peggy Bell ... thank you so much for your kind comment Peggy🙏💙
I generally apply the wax pretty thin but having the clear wax can always help if you have a clean lint free cloth on hand if you feel you want to take off some! Always start a small area and this way you can gage how much you want and continue on with other parts of your project. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime 🤗🎨💙
Again another beautiful creation!! I do have a question about the glaze-: do you use it in a separate container and then put the extender in it and how to you store your glaze in the original can? Do you hammer on the sides of the original container so it is tightly sealed for the next time you want to use it? Also, since I can’t remember the person or video I watched I will ask you this question: have you ever used hemp oil for any of your furniture projects and if so what is the purpose of the hemp oil? I make soap using the lye method and I have tons of hemp oil, so if it serves a good purpose I definitely have a lot I could use. Sorry to keep asking questions but I just thought of one more. I know that it some of the brands of waxes out there have beeswax in them. I also make candels and have tons of beeswax. Do you know anything about making some of your own sealing waxes and if so if they work well? I can find a lot of information on the subject and when I research there are so many different options on how to make your own wax. I am just looking to save some money and be able to use some of the products I do have. It’s ok if you can’t answer all of my questions. I know you also have a day job and you are busy!! Thanks again for your awesome videos!! Take care, Drue❤️😊🌻🐾🐕🦺🐝
Love your work! You inspire me. Did you sand your pieces first?
Kimberly Ganiere ... thank you so much for your thoughtful comment Kimberly 🙏💙
I only sanded the wood filler spots I did on the end tables and I did lightly sand the table tops all with a 220 grit sanding block by hand , nothing hard or intense. 🤗
Hi Christina, that piece turned out great! I'll have to watch it again. Where do you buy saltwash in Canada? Does Passionate Home sell it? I didn't see it in your supplies list.
Thank you, and thanks for putting up so many tutorials!
Lisa Haddrell ... thank you so much Lisa for your kind comment 🙏💚
There are limited retailers in Canada, I had a hard time finding it lol 😆
But the passionate home is not selling Saltwash presently but I did find a stockist in Hamilton, Ont that does (thepaintedbench.ca)
They have an online shop and are carrying Saltwash. That is where is purchased.
I know amazon also carries it as well. I plan to make other videos using Saltwash as there is so many amazing ideas you can create with it.
Thank you again for your thoughtful feedback!
Very beautiful. I've never heard of salt wash so that was very interesting. May I ask why you leave the drawers in the cabinet? I always remove mine.
Penell E ... thank you so much for your thoughtful comment 🙏🎨
Saltwash is a super fun texture medium and I plan to do a few different techniques with Saltwash and up coming tutorials.
Taking drawers out is great 👍🏻 but the reason I sometimes leave them in so I can blend the frame and the drawer colours to match.
I like taking them out so I can paint the frame straight and tidy then place them back once there dry. For blending colours I need the drawer front so it matches the frame 😉🎨
That makes perfect sense. Thanks so much for the insight.
Hi thanks for the awesome videos! Need your help. I have tried blending and it’s always so hard. I am super excited of the idea of blending without spraying my piece and getting water spots. So I went to Sherwin Williams and asked them about a “water base glaze” the guy tells me about their brand and it’s called “Faux Impressions glaze” latex finish, he said latex is water base, is that right? Not sure if he was just trying to sell me the can?
Hi Lulu! Thanks for reaching out! I have not used that type of glaze brand before as it is not sold where I live but he is right that latex can come in water based so it should work. In my RUclips video description, for my latest video you will see it will have a link to my amazon store which has a glaze section which has glaze from General finishes and a Benjamin Moore brand Glaze that I have used. Maybe you can show him the two types just to confirm. ❤️🙏🎨
Do you have any problems with wood bleed through or do any preparation for wood bleed through?
Sword of the Spirit ... a couple of answers with your question!
Using a texture medium like Saltwash no bleed through issues at all!!
If I am doing a chalk paint finish with lots of blending and no texture, preparation of the wood is important because you are using water!
If I create textures with chalk paint and use the clear glaze to blend , I have never had any issues at all with bleed through.
So the final answer to your question is it all depends on the type of finish you are doing.
I always clean my furniture pieces with TSP (use any good wood cleaning product) and a tablespoon of bleach.
If a piece is really worn and tons of old varnishes I recommend a good primer application first before you start your chalk paint decorative finish.
Hope this helps ! 🎨💙
Кристина,добрыйвечер!Учусь у Вас старую мебель делать веселой"!Если нет у нас глазури-могу ли я заменить акриловым лаком с водой?Или чем можно заменить глазурь?Очень интересует вопрос.
If I can’t get any of those waxes you have, does the shoewax work, or it’s a big NO-NO to use them?
Hi Andrea! Thanks for subscribing! I have not tried shoe wax not a bad thought but I don’t know 🤷♀️. But you got me thinking 🤔! Not sure where you are located but if you go to my RUclips video description you can see a link that will take you to my amazon store that have a few waxes I have used in my projects. If you can find just clear wax from any of your local stores you can mix any kind a paint and make any other color wax (dark, black, white etc.) I have a few wax tutorials in my channel list that you can take a look on how I mixed the paint into the wax. A place you can get wax also is hobby lobby in the USA. 💕🙏🎨
The Reclaimed Heirloom tyvm for answering! I’m from Chile btw, and I’m not sure if I can get those waxes, but I’ll give a try throug Amazon.
Can’t go to the hardware...quarantines are pretty strict here😷😷😷
Love your projects, and I guess I already saw almost all your videos, lol
andrea eyzaguirre ... it was the same here in Canada 🇨🇦 too! It’s slowly reopening shops but very slowly. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime 💙🤗🎨
Stay save ☺️
The Reclaimed Heirloom I’ll try with the shoewax and tell you later how it went...I’ll be precaution and use the clear one first, as u ALWAYS SAY in your tutorial, lol.
Stay healthy, stay at home😜🤪🤪🤪🤪
What is the Golden brown color?
Tammy Hollingsworth ... the brown colour I used to blend with was Honfleur mixed with a little orange and white ( just a tiny amount) to soften the brown tone and blending it with the Paris Grey made a super soften tone 😉💙
Ответьте ,пожалуйста,кто-нибудь-что такое солевой раствлр,чем замещается в России?
لم افهم شيئا مما تقولين لم لاتترجمي !!!!
HudHud hudhud ..🙏💙 thank you so much 💙
I don't like the salt wash effect. I like all the others. Salt wash is heavy and bulkier.
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