Faux Barn Board With Colour Wash Technique

Nicole Mahoney
by Nicole Mahoney
$3
15 Minutes
Easy
I love the look of barn board and I set out to re-create it. I used the steel wool and vinegar technique but the wood always came out brown. I even tried different species of wood but I always my results were always the same--brown! Ugh!
I love grey and grey in the main colour though out my house as you can see form my floors in the pictures. So, I decided to use the colour wash technique I used on my Rustic Bench Planter Box. I squirted a bit of black and smidgen of white and a dash of purple. I added water to fill the cup up 1/4 of the way and began to splash the paint on. I had wonderful results and could't be happier with the end product. The woodgrain came out beautifully.
You can use any colour you want but I chose purple, black and white to match my floor.
Next time I am going to wear gloves so my hands don't turn grey.
EDIT: My finished piece dried to a very light version of this. If you want to keep it darker either wax or oil the finished piece or omit or use less of the white paint.
To see what I made with it click here: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/coat-hanger-rustic-vintage-wood-4160443
I used tubes of dollar store acrylic, a piece of wood from a pallet, a brush, a paper towel, a a few paper cups.
the paint after I mixed it. I just squirted in a little bit of each colour just enough to cover the bottom of the cup. It is the consistency of really strong coffee.
I only used 1/4 cup
Brush on
wipe off. It really is that simple
I like it at this point but it only took me 5 min to get it to this stage.
I squirted some white on and smudged it around to add depth
and smudged it around to add depth, rely rub it in with the colour saturated paper towel to blend it in.
Once the paper towel was soaked it acted like a brush. And...
I could paint with it. The side on the right was rubbed more with the soaked paper towel. Keep rubbing and wiping until you get the effect you are looking for.
Ta-dah! My finished result is so close to my floor.
Pretty good eh? What do you think?
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