How I got that dream beam look 🤩👇🏼

I had a picture in my head how I wanted these beams to look and they turned out even better than I’d imagined!

The boards themselves were true 2x6s from a sweet friend’s scrap pile. With them sitting outside, they naturally weathered into a beautiful grey that I stained on top of. But no worries if you have new wood because it’s easy to replicate a “weathered wood” finish!

DIY weathered wood✨

1. Mix equal parts water and baking soda, enough to apply it thickly over your wood.
2. Cover the wood with thick coats of the baking soda paste using a standard paintbrush, then leave the wood in the sun to dry for at least six hours.
3. If you want to either intensify the reaction or speed it up, spray the wood with white vinegar soon after applying the baking soda and water mixture.
4. After the wood has spent a day in the sun, brush away the dried baking soda with a hard-bristle brush, following the grain of the wood.
5. Rinse with water or a dampened rag, and then dry the wood with a clean cloth.

Use on untreated woods like redwood, cedar, pine, mahogany, and red oak

If it’s not a sunny day to bask, you can’t go wrong with a simple grey paint wash (grey paint + water mature), it just may look not as natural though.

For stain, I’ve been enjoying @artisanenhancements Plant-based Nature’s Wood Stain. It’s one of the safer products I can use to stain indoors and emits zero VOC and is a water-alkyd making it easy cleanup 🙌🏼

Nature’s Wood Stain: artisanenhancements.com/product/natures-wood-stain…

Supplies: www.amazon.com/shop/atouchofgrace.diy/list/16MWMXA…

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Stain Ratio✨

4 tablespoons Roasted Pecan
2 tablespoons Dark Walnut
1/4 cup of water

I like adding water to increase transparency and I’ve found it eliminates the wipe off step. This ratio added just enough warmth back into my wood on top of the weathered grey so it mixed well with the other woods in our home. Finished with their Clear Topcoat that acts as a penetrating sealer and also deepens the color.

I’m going to be forever drooling over these wood beams 😍
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