Chelone, I think I'm going crazy~?!~

16 years ago

I thought i saw a post by you asking if anyone has done pickling? Please tell me I did!

We put up tongue and groove cedar in our den in 1977, when we put in the big box window in three years ago, I said to the head carpenter around here that i wanted to take down the cedar. He said, over my dead body...So, we pickled them.

Using a beige water base paint (egg shell) we watered it down a lot. Soak a rag in the paint squeeze it out and wash down the walls. There were areas that came to heavy, so I took a clean rag soaked it in warm water, wrung it out and wash some of the heavy paint out.

The good part about using water base paint is you can wash out all your mistakes, you can even take it back down to the raw wood again by washing it off with warm water.

We did not put any other finish on the walls.

Around the new window I just painted it with the full strength beige paint.

The molding around the windows and the trim around the windows is poplar...Poplar pickles beautifully, you get to see a little of the grain under the paint. I did put a finish over the poplar, I think I just applied a coat of

semi gloss varnish with a rag. It has a soft luster. The ceiling trim is cedar as well, first I painted it white and didn't like it because it was too stark, so I went over it with the beige wash and it blends much better.

Here are some photos, it was hard shooting the window shots with the light coming in...

Here is the true color on the opposite wall from the windows.

The ceiling molding looked much better pickled the same color rather than painted stark white.

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moonshadow
16 years ago
You're not going crazy, it's dropped do the bottom of p 2.
You can see it here.

Also, the "Chelone" thread on p 1 now has responses to her initial post, too! ;D
chelone
16 years ago
Thanks for the pictures and "recipes".

The room in question is very large: 28'w X 36'l, very well lit (ceiling flourescents, mounted flush with the ceiling!)) and a lot of windows. It's a real departure for me; the ceiling is pale blue, and the walls will be a bright, "clear" pastel in the "pistachio green" family. Originally, I had thought of painting the trimwork white. But the helpmeet suggested leaving it natural.

It took me awhile to "warm up" to the idea, but I think it might work nicely with the palette and the bright, sunny aspect of the space. I am hoping for a "frosty" look to the pine and have some concern about it getting progressively "pinker" over time. My immediate instinct was to use straight, white primer for the wash and then seal it with either flat or satin clear coat. I am going to fiddle around with some samples either later today or later in the week.

(have to get the walls done, the chimney skimcoated, and the hearth done before I worry about window trim!)
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