Amy howard walks you through the cerused or limed wax finish process step by step.
Cerused french white oak.
Using a very stiff wire brush like this one and working in long strokes that go with the wood grain you can see the pores open a tad bit.
Next the off white undertones are applied that fills in the deeper brushed areas.
The limed oak effect became popular in the art deco era and was pioneered by french interior designers jean michel frank and austrian furniture maker paul t.
Wire brushing the wood grain.
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The cerused oak for the island and bar area are custom painted with a color we named hunting lodge gray with a white glaze.
Our imagination product line is considered a cerused effect or in centuries gone by it was referred to liming.
Revere pewter from the benjamin moore historical collection is the perimeter color of the kitchen.
Although many know that the term cerused oak has to do with a beautiful finish on furniture this elegant technique has its roots in the cosmetic industry.
I can t tell if its cerused or not i think it is.
With a very understated and elegant look the cerused finish delightfully agrees with so many different decorating styles.
Whether your style is anything from modern to rustic this finish will make any room dance.
Cerused wood is also known as cerused oak or limed oak because it s often found on this species of wood.
The real key is brushing in the direction of the wood grain and using good pressure.
Originally created using a white lead based powder it was used in cosmetic facial powder by women between the 1500 to 1600 s to whiten their faces including elizabeth the first remember.
Feb 15 2020 explore joe flannery s board cerused oak on pinterest.
The key to a good cerusing technique is in the wire brush.
A second pass is run where the chosen color.
The process involves three steps where wire brushing takes place that removes the springwood of white oak.
In the 50s the look was widely imitated by contrasting a whitened grain against a black stain rather than a light one.
Oak s highly visible grain makes it one of the surfaces for the finish.