Aging or Giving a Burned Appearance to CHEAP Pine
3 Materials
1 Hour
Easy
I'm cheap. I'm cheap, I like to make things but I want cheap wood. I don't want to throw away my scrap pile. I buy CHEAP pine common boards from Home Depot and expect them to look expensive. I have to give them some love though and this ohs one way I accomplish that, in all my cheapness.
Pine common or like 3 - 4 dollars a piece for an 8 foot board, depending on the width. So although I bought these boards, their intended projects have happened and these are the free left overs. BUT pine doesn't want to be stained. It can be painted all day long but I want RICH free wood. Cuz. I'm. Cheap. =)
I used three staines to achieve a burned or aged look along with some roughing, and I get into detail on all the hows in my blog post regarding what will be a bench. Hey look, I'm being photo bombed by boxed wine. Now you believe me right? About all the cheap? =)
This might look like a long process but it's really not. You start with some wood conditioner, because as I said, pine doesn't want your stain. Then you're adding your stains, I used three of my favorites on this bench.
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Best,
Londage at Home
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