I'm bidding on a project for a dining table and the desired finish is a low sheen whitewashed or greywashed straight grained wood. I'm thinking rift sawn White oak or White ash veneer (on some engineered board ... possibly Nidacore, balsa or other) with a flat sheen waterborne such as General Finishes conversion varnish. But I am concerned the WO could have rays or flecking which would be undesirable. . I'm just looking at different options for how to washout the variation in the wood. This is not my strength in finishes at all. I showed this picture and the client liked it .. but they would also like something whiter. How would you approach this?
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