The first layer of the gray wash wood technique is a dark wood stain. If you are using new wood, like we were in our DIY cookbook stand, you can apply the wood stain directl… See more

To get the gray wash look, we’re going to mix white paint with water at a 50/50 ratio. This watered-down paint is what gives it that “wash” characteristic, meaning that the paint cover … See more

Within 30 seconds or so wipe off the paint from the surface with a dry lint-free rag. Depending on how small your project is, you should attempt to paint the entire surface an… See more

This step is optional and wasn’t planned. Once I got the gray wash paint added to the stained surface, I ran into some issues with imperfections where there were areas overlappin… See more