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How To Make Orange Wood Look Bleached (without harsh chemicals)

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Skip to contentThis post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosures here.How to make orange wood look bleached with this simple method!! (AND without harsh chemicals)&nbsp;Hello sweet friends!Guess what? I have finished the oak table and chairs set and hope to share it soon. Trying to get that back porch finished too. (that’s where it’s going to live)AND, I also finished this pretty little oak end table from my recent haul too.It was very orange.But SOLID! And for $10 how can you beat that? Plus, I needed a little end table just like this for our beach house.Win-win!So, since it’s going to live at the beach, I knew I was going to make it “beachy” with a weathered, bleach-looking top.I actually worked on it at the same time I finished up the oak table this weekend. If you follow along on Instagram, you might have seen some sneak peek photos I shared of both. I love sharing as I’m doing my makeovers so keep an eye out in my stories over there.Here are a few of my other “light” wood projects to check out:Here’s how this one looked to start…Minus that little corner where I started sanding. Oops.But just look at what’s underneath all that orange.Yes, yes, yes.I don’t love sanding but you sure can’t beat revealing that gorgeous wood underneath.I used a lower grit to remove the finish and then finished up with a finer grit to smooth it out. Once that was done, I watered down a bit of the stain color, Riverbed (see the “Materials List” box above), and applied it with a chip brush.Oak will always look more orange when wet.For this particular piece of wood, I ended up going back over it with an almost full-strength stain but wiping it away almost immediately.That worked very well to neutralize those orange wood hues. (the green will neutralize reds/greens) Remember, as I learned from my old hairstylist days (and hair color specifically), green neutralizes red (orange). The same thing applies here.Once it was fully dry, I mixed up a little water/white paint mixture and applied it with a soft rag. (I used a baby washcloth)Simply wipe it on and then lightly wipe away the excess. You need to do this part fairly quickly.Isn’t that the coolest?&nbsp;I do think the key is using the “green” stain to help counteract all of that orange.That’s it! That’s all there is to this process and no harsh, bleachy dangerous chemicals. Yuck.Once it was dry I finished up with two coats of Flat Out Flat (linked above in the box), sanding lightly in between with a fine-grit sandpaper. (I used 220)Up close…For the bottom, I simply sprayed it white with a satin finish spray paint. Easy!Oh, and I also filled in these…Much better…I love that this table has that bottom shelf. It’s great for baskets and such.But especially great for our purposes because we are putting this on one end of our sectional at the beach house.And that happens to be where the modem, etc., equipment is currently sitting on the floor. The bottom shelf will be the perfect spot to hold those items.You can find this rug, here.I can’t wait to get it over there.Watch for my Insta Stories because I’ll be sharing a picture or two of how it looks in its new home. (see above!)Have you considered trying “bleaching” wood furniture to give its old orange wood a new look?Let me know! I’d love to hear about it.PIN it to save it!&nbsp;Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!xoxoDon't Miss a Thing!! Plus Get My FREE eBook "Creating Fabulous Finishes"!Excellent job!Reply😍 Beautiful!! The link to the ‘Riverbed’ stain says unavailable. 🥺 Will you provide the Brand? Hoping to find it elsewhere or a close substitute.ReplyHi Nnlancy! I love these old, solid pieces. Now I know how to turn orange into this. Thank you. PinnedReplyNancy, when I saw the photo of the top after you put the Riverbed stain on it, I said “wow” out loud. Then, after the white wash, I said “WOW!!”. It is a wow makeover for sure. Love the white base with the beachy top. Beautiful job!! I know it looks great at your beach place.Enjoy!!ReplyLove the end table. I have one almost identical. Question: I am having trouble finding the Riverbed Water-based stain. The link doesn’t show this color option. Varathane is by Rustoleum and I don’t see it there as an option. Do you have more info for finding the Riverbed color?Thanks – love to see the great things you do!ReplyTurned out beautiful! Could you please clarify or repost the flat out flat top coat you used. When I click on it, the dixie belle drop cloth paint comes up instead. Thanks!ReplyHi Nancy – always happy to see “orange-y” go away – excellent job.What brand of Poly Topcoat do you use? (the link goes to DB paint)Thanks,SheilaReplyThat is gorgeous! TFS your technique.ReplyI love this!!! So pretty!ReplyI don’t why, but at first glance of the make-over picture, my brain refused to believe it was the same table. I knew it was, but my brain kept saying. I had to go back to the original picture and actually compare the the tables to believe it.For the first time you wow’d me so completely, I did not believe you! LOLAwesome job on this one. I love it!ReplyBeautiful! Thanks for sharing your technique!ReplyFrom drab to fab. I love it!ReplyThat is awesome!!! Do you think that technique could work on orange pine furniture?ReplyI love it!! This will be perfect at your beach house!! XOXOReplyI love your table what a transformation! I have two pine end tables that need a redo..how did you prepare the bottom half ? Did you sand it first ?ReplyA definite improvement. I far prefer this look!ReplyThanks for the stain tip!ReplyHi! I am late to the party and the link for Riverbed stain no longer shows any info, even brand. Any chance you could tell me what brand it was, and whether it was transparent, semi-transparent or solid? I’m sure I can find something similar if I know what I/m looking for. Thank you for this awesome information – I have a whole wall of dark orange wood bookshelves.ReplyI just came across this…WOW! Did the legs or have a glossy finish before you lightly sanded? I have old Broyhill Fontana pine coffee table in the garage that is in great shape but it’s orange😝 and has a finish. Will light scuff sanding allow the white paint to adhere to the legs or should I use primer after scuff sanding, then paint. Thanks so much.ReplyLove the redo….but here in Arizona I don’t have a beach house!!! Looks great at yours though!OH!!!! Poor baby Ryder!!! That is a huge scar…..hope he is feeling better and all his tests come out perfect!!! He is such a cutie and appears to be a real love bug. Bill, my dog, sends his love and get well wishes.ReplyThat looks amazing in your beach home, Nancy!!!ReplyThanks for sharing your beautiful pics! Love that rug! May I ask where you got it? Ryder is an adorable baby doll! I’m praying for his speedy recovery. Just love him❤️ReplyThis came out so pretty. Perfect finish. Positive thoughts for Ryder!ReplyI love the new look! So much better!ReplyThis site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.Welcome! I'm Nancy, an east coast girl who loves to find and re-invent old treasures, decorate and design rooms without spending a fortune....but have it look as if you did! I love anything and everything creative!Don't Miss a Thing!Don't Miss a Thing! Plus,Get My FREE ebook,"Creating Fabulous Finishes"!Get My FREE ebook Now!Want to be inspired, learn new skills, discover all the tricks to furniture makeovers, creating new out of the old and more?You'll also receive my FREE ebook "Creating Fabulous Finishes" PLUS access to my private Printables Resource Library, too!Sign up to get the Weekly Newsletter! Our emails include an unsubscribe link and you may opt-out at any time. Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party.Don't Miss a Thing! Plus,Get My FREE ebook,"Creating Fabulous Finishes"!Don't Miss a Thing!! Plus Get My FREE eBook "Creating Fabulous Finishes"!

Skip to contentThis post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosures here.How to make orange wood look bleached with this simple method!! (AND without harsh chemicals)&nbsp;Hello sweet friends!Guess what? I have finished the oak table and chairs set and hope to share it soon. Trying to get that back porch finished too. (that’s where it’s going to live)AND, I also finished this pretty little oak end table from my recent haul too.It was very orange.But SOLID! And for $10 how can you beat that? Plus, I needed a little end table just like this for our beach house.Win-win!So, since it’s...

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