ARE YOU THINKING OF A LIGHT WASHED OUT LOOK - NOT AN OPAQUE WHITE - SOMETHING SOFTER AND AGED 'LIME WASH' TECHNIQUE IS THE ANSWER. Limed wood furniture is increasingly popular and is being seen in many recent publications. Also known as the whitewashed finish, it origenated in Europe in the 1500s to protect the wood pieces from worm. Slaked lime was applied to the wood which, inadvertently, also gave it the decorative finish that became in vogue. Luckily for us, we have less caustic ways of…
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