Let me show you one way I take lumber that has not been weathered and create a silvered vintage or driftwood look to it.
This is a farmhouse table I built and did with this technique to the top.
ROUGH RAW WOOD ABOVE
SMOOTH FAUX FINISH BELOW
STEP #1
paint your boards with watered
down grey chalk paint
let dry
STEP #2
lightly drag dark wax over the grey
STEP #3
apply generous amounts of clear wax over the dark wax
the clear wax is going to fill in the rough boards and muddy the dark wax
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STEP #4
Continue applying as many layers of dark wax & clear wax
to achieve the look you want, always dragging your dark wax rag lightly in the direction of the grain
STEP #5
do the same steps to the edges
STEP #8
finish with a generous layer of clear wax
filling divots to make them smooth and buffing the
surface to a shine
NIGHT TABLE TOPS
I replaced the tops of these night stands
with lumber finished with this look
NIGHT TABLE TOPS
I replaced the tops of these night stands
with lumber finished with this look
COFFEE TABLE TOP
I used this technique to match weather lumber
with fresher boards on our coffee table.
You can also follow along on INSTAGRAM @4_the_love_of_wood
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