Turning my dark stained cherry wood desk into light wood - Cuckoo4Design

Turning my dark stained cherry wood desk into a light wood

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I decided to change our cherry wood desk from a dark stain to a light wood-bleached look with the help of two-part wood bleach and lime wax.

• white vinegar • two-part wood bleaching kit • Dremmel and palm sander • tack clothes • paint stripper • lime wax • wax brush • clean white rags

Supplies for bleached cherry wood desk makeover

Strip off the dark stain

I used wood stripper to remove the dark wood stain which especially helped on the feet. In some areas I just sanded the stain off.

1

Sand the wood

Give the entire surface of your furniture a good sanding. In some areas I had to use my Dremel since my desk had a lot of unique details.

2

Apply wood bleach

I used a wood-bleaching kit on the wood. You can see in the photo how the bleach bubbled and foamed during the process.

3

Neutralize the bleach

After you are finished with the bleaching, neutralized the wood with a 50/50 vinegar and water solution by wiping it on with a clean rag.

4

Apply lime wax

Mix mineral spirits and lime wax in a plastic bowl and then brush the wax mixture on with a wax brush and buff it off with a clean rag.

5

bleached wood

bleached wood with lime wax

Here you can see that the lime wax dulls the last remainder of redish tint

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also check out the DIY boho drawer pulls I made

This unique light wood treatment gives the desk an updated modern boho beacg look. Get the tails below!