[header] How to whitewash trim [title] Set up your working area. [step] Cover the floor with a drop cloth to keep dust and whitewash off of it. Open screened windows and doors to provide ventilation. 
Set all of your supplies in a corner of the room so you know where everything is. [substeps] If you don't have a lot of experience painting, use painter's tape to tape off areas you don't want to get whitewash, like the walls.