{"id":1729,"date":"2013-04-19T15:19:35","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T15:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplyswider.com\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2022-09-22T05:02:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T05:02:34","slug":"how-to-age-wood-with-paint-and-stain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyswider.com\/how-to-age-wood-with-paint-and-stain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to age wood with paint and stain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is the process I used to create the aged wood look of my\u00a0reclaimed wood moose head<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0extra large pallet and burlap frame<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a quick and ridiculously easy tutorial on how to age wood using paint and stain. I used pallets for this project and raided the garage for paint and stain, so it actually cost me nothing to do this. To start\u00a0sand\u00a0your wood down just enough to remove large splinters. If your wood is brand new take both sides of a hammer to it as well as other garage tools to create dents and gouges. Since my wood was from pallets it was already pretty banged up. This technique is very easy and almost impossible to mess up. The key is to create depth and texture using many light coats of paint and stain. Wait until the stain or paint is dry to the touch before moving onto the next step. Honestly, I found that by time I finished one step the first pieces were already dry. Here\u2019s what my wood looked like before I started to faux age it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m going to use this wood in two upcoming projects I am really excited about and I wanted different shades of wood so I raided the garage and found these 3 stains:Mission Oak,\u00a0Red Mahogany, and\u00a0Jacobean. Ideally you don\u2019t want the stain to be gloss or have polyurethane in it. Only one of mine did and it came out fine though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 1: Using a chip brush add an even coat of stain to each piece of wood.\u00a0 At this point it will still look like new wood just stained. I used the same brush for all 3 stains so I wouldn\u2019t waste any brushes. Keep your stain and brush out for steps 2 and 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next, find a flat finish white paint. I used ceiling paint which worked out perfect, but you could also use latex primer or craft paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2: Dry brush the white paint onto the wood. To dry brush dip the brush into the paint then try to remove most of the paint on the side of the can. Next, using quick light strokes brush over the top of the wood.\u00a0 You\u2019ll notice that the wood is starting to look aged now. Here\u2019s what is should look like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3: Dry brush a coat of stain onto each piece. You\u2019ll notice that this starts to really bring out the texture of the wood. For this step I used the mission oak on the unstained wood to give it more depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next, I created a grey wash by mixing equal parts grey craft paint with water. I used\u00a0Americana Slate Grey\u00a0that was left over from another project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 4: Dry brush the grey wash onto the wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 5: Dry brush the stain on one last time. When the stain is completely dry I gave it a light sanding with a\u00a0sanding block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That\u2019s it! You\u2019re done. Wasn\u2019t that easy? You really can\u2019t screw this up. If you find you are a little heavy handed on one step, just keep repeating the steps until you achieve the look you are going for. Here\u2019s another look at them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And one last close-up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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