How to Weather Wood

August 2, 2012 By

I’m back with my super easy tutorial on how to make wood look old, like I did with my Mason Jar Centerpieces last week!

aged wood

It was so quick and easy and I love the look!

wood stain

how to stain woodI started with one coat of Rust-Oleum Dark Walnut stain

spray painting wood

how to spray paint wood

I then followed with 2 coats of Rust-Oleum Heirloom White spray paint.

weathering woodFor the final step, I followed up with my 18-volt Ryobi sander and an 80-grit sanding pad.  There is no science to this process.  I just sanded away until I got the look I wanted.  I love this sander!  It works so quickly and requires no elbow grease;)  I love having cordless freedom!!

That was it!

diy old wood

aged wood

how to weather wood

I love the look!  If you love it, I’d love your shares below;)

~Ashley

17 Comments Filed Under: Accessories, DIY Crafts, Spray Paint

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  • Rebecca

    Ohh this is so beautiful!

    • http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/ Shanty2Chic

      Thank you so much Becca!!

      Sent from my iPad

  • Kim

    I just love the old look of this and hope to make this soon. So no primer needed before the heirloom white spray painting??? Do you usually not prime the unfinished wood that you spray paint in most of your projects? Thanks for sharing another great tutorial.

    • http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/ Shanty2Chic

      No primer! The only time I have ever primed before spray painting was a wooden rocking chair that I painted yellow. I knew it would take a million coats so I primed first:). Hope this helps:))
      Sent from my iPad

  • Christina

    Thanks so much for this easy tut! I love the effect!

  • http://www.facebook.com/lisa.m.beck Lisa M Beck

    I like the look! I would suggest following up with a coat of clear matte spray just to protect the final project.

  • missytoe

    Love it! I wonder if you could swipe and quickly wipe a light coat of stain over it all to “redarken” the freshly surfaced wood created from the sanding…gonna try it!

  • nicole

    I love this!! How do you keep your round pads on your sander? Can’t seem to keep mine on…

    • http://www.facebook.com/kortnie.anderson Kortnie Anderson

      I had the same problem with mine. I just had to replace the hook and loop pad. You can find them by the sandpaper at Lowes…It comes with a tube of e6000. It’s like having a brand new sander!

  • http://www.facebook.com/tonya.smith.7370 Tonya Smith

    I want to make this next. Think I am gonna go to Home Depot and get the wood today. I love your tutorials!!!!!

  • Michele Duckworth

    Love the tutorial, I am a watch and do learner, so they really help. What if we don’t have this particular sander? I guess the brown almost disappears. Great effect. Love your projects. It keeps me inspired.

  • disqus_QAFjgdAtWl

    How did you do the inside of the crate? Did u just leave it solid white or did you hand sand it a little to match? Beautiful!

  • disqus_QAFjgdAtWl

    How did you do the inside of the crate where the jars sit? Are they just solid white? I have a crate similar but larger however I won’t have jars in mine so just wondering how you get the inside to look the same. Beautiful!

  • http://www.facebook.com/teresa.heffernan1 Teresa Heffernan

    this is fab. i love it!

  • Sarah

    Cannot wait to try this. I’ve been looking for old wood for months and NOBODY has it for reasonable prices. Now I can just make my own!!

  • Madaline Foglesong

    This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Awesome.

  • myliltigress .

    Great Idea! So many uses for it! Thank You for the Link on how to make your wood look old!