Bone inlay involves embedding delicate pieces of bone or shell into wood furniture to create a pattern. It's gorgeous, but expensive. Here, @ildikoh67 creates a similar effect with nothing but chalk ...

Simply combine a 50/50 mixture of paint and water for a whitewash effect that still allows some wooden texture to show ...

Paint wash is a combination of paint and water that creates a more translucent finish. This dresser originally had a dark-orange wood finish that she stripped (using non-toxic GreenEZ Furniture ...

Then you’ll need to school yourself (or take courses) in stripping away old finish, sanding pieces and applying the new paint or stain ... and Six custom wood furniture company, Brooklyn ...