VIRAL FAUX WOOD TECHNIQUE | Wood Stain over Paint

VIRAL FAUX WOOD TECHNIQUE | Wood Stain over Paint
Hey guys! Follow along as I make over this bedroom set- I'm giving it a faux wood finish for my client to match her living room furniture that I also did in a previous video. ! I'll show you all the steps of this makeover, including how I use wood stain this time to achieve this beautiful modern pottery barn finish. While this set was actually solid wood, my client wanted the same finish as her other set. I've got some good tips and tricks in the video so I hope you’ll find them helpful. Products and tools I use or talk about in this video will be listed below :)
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Welcome to Holly's Garage! I'm Charlie and I create videos on my furniture flipping journey. Follow along and subscribe to keep up with my latest furniture makeovers.
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Tools I Used:
Ryobi Orbital Sander:
www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE...
DEWALT Random Orbit Sander:
US: amzn.to/43Uryff
CA: amzn.to/3LPOy8D
Rustoleum Comfort Grip Spray Can Attachment:
US: (not the same brand but same thing) amzn.to/3DQ2OZN
CA: amzn.to/3qt5IRk
RZ Dust Mask (these fit small)
US: amzn.to/3ocudRv
CA: amzn.to/3OdOa4X
Wagner Flexio 5000 Sprayer:
US: amzn.to/3RbSW4P
Hammerhead Electric Screwdriver
US: amzn.to/3W9DYwg
CA: amzn.to/3BAosQB
Brushes for Faux Wood:
Deck Stain Brush
Dollar Store Broom lol
Products I Used:
Simple Green Cleaner
US: amzn.to/3q40M54
CA: amzn.to/3OvXtNw
Kilz Primer:
www.homedepot.com/p/KILZ-Orig...
Sherwin Williams "Greek Villa"
www.homedepot.com/p/KILZ-Orig...
Varathane Ultimate Wood Stain "Grey Willow"
Behr Matte Polyurethane:
www.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-1-ga...
IMPORTANT: Some links above are affiliate links. This means I may make a small commission at NO EXTRA COST to you, if you choose to purchase through my links.

[@debraneria4242]

Beautiful transformation charlie ❤

[@hollysgarage]

Thank you deb ❤️❤️

[@debraneria4242]

@@hollysgarage you're welcome honey ❣️

[@oreobenavidez953]

Fantastic work Charlie also your Kendall

[@hollysgarage]

Thanks so much from both of us 👩👱‍♂️❤️

[@martinebangs6520]

Hi Charlie....I really like this look, I haven't tried it yet but soon hopefully. I would of said more than what the heck when those bugs flew onto your dresser...I hope the client was happy. Take care....cheers !!!

[@hollysgarage]

Hey Martine! Yes please try it out I hope it works out for you ☺️ hahaha I’m so used to random bugs and debris landing in my paint especially in the summertime. I’ll get these huuuge moths flying around in the shop luckily they’ve never landed on my piece but they scare the crap out of me because they fly around all crazy and unpredictably 😅 I have to play defense for like the first twenty minutes against random bs lol!!

[@tableflippinghousewife]

I understand why you used the stain in this project, but would you use stain again for this technique in the future?

[@hollysgarage]

Honestly not if I can help it 😂 if it was a really flat and square piece with no trim maybe, but the trim jutting out made it hard for me to get the strokes perfect since I can’t start or end from off the piece. But that’s just any faux wood in general. I thought the application was smoother with stain rather than the saman glaze I used, but the rustoleum premixed glaze I’ve used before performed just as well as oil, and way easier clean up.
All in all I think I’d recommend the rustoleum one if you’re doing faux wood in general. (It’s premixed though so can’t adjust the colour too much and I haven’t seen a rustoleum clear glaze on the shelves yet)
Sorry for the long reply, I just had a lot of thoughts 😂😂

[@tableflippinghousewife]

@@hollysgarage that’s what I thought. 😉 I often use Rustoleum’s Transformation glaze to do that faux wood finish. It’s such a forgiving finish, isn’t it?

[@hollysgarage]

@@tableflippinghousewife yeah it’s great! I just wish I could change the colour if I wanted to without compromising the texture of it 😅

[@elainestokes7822]

You’re lucky that you have a choice with rustoleum, here in Australia, they only have a charcoal colour and that’s the extent of it! No gel stain either.