How to transform my pine table into a coastal vibe?

[Tiarnna]

I’m upcycling my dining table and chairs. I’ve sanded them back to natural wood and it looks to be made of pine (see first two images of the up close wood). I want to transform these into a coastal vibe, light ashy colour same as the colour of the dining table in image 3. 

What products do I need to use to get this colour ttransformation? 

Thanks!’

 

 

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @Tiarnna,

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is fabulous to have you with us.

I'd agree that your table and chairs appear to be made of pine, which gives us a good point to start from.

With this being said, I think the best course of action is for you to have a play around with the Cabots Step-by-Step Colour Guide to see what colours you like. Using pine as a base timber, the Cabot's Tint Base Water Based Interior Stain tinted to Marita Grey, looks close.

Feast Watson also have a Coastal section of their website which shows different product examples with different timbers. This is certainly worth a look.

Another option is to lime wash your furniture. Check out How to lime wash timber furniture for some guidance on this.

I think it will come down to a bit of trial and error as it is quite hard to colour match stains from photos, but the links I have provided should help.

Let me know what you think and if you have further questions, please feel free to ask.

Jacob