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!
It was so quick and easy and I love the look!
I started with one coat of Dark Walnut stain
I then followed with 2 coats of Heirloom White spray paint.
For the final step, I followed up with my 18-volt 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!
I love the look! If you love it, I’d love your shares below;)
~Ashley
Hi! I am a little late to the party, but I made this yesterday. I am hooked! I do everything else around the house, why not build, too?! Thank you for the inspiration and confidence!
I have very old wood I found in my MIL’s garage after she passed away. On Monday, I WILL start on my caddy! I am SO excited to find this idea, and can’t wait to have it finished! Thank you!!!
Just finished mine today. Love it!! Great way of aging wood – absolutely look the results!!!! I do wish I had thought ahead and done the inside portion before putting together; it was quite a chore to do so after it was already made. Thanks for the great tutorial!!!
Great Idea! So many uses for it! Thank You for the Link on how to make your wood look old!
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Awesome.
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!!
this is fab. i love it!
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.
I want to make this next. Think I am gonna go to Home Depot and get the wood today. I love your tutorials!!!!!
I love this!! How do you keep your round pads on your sander? Can’t seem to keep mine on…
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!
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!
I like the look! I would suggest following up with a coat of clear matte spray just to protect the final project.
Thanks so much for this easy tut! I love the effect!
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.
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:))
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I really love your project and appreciate the share. Looks fun, quick and easy! I am going to do it today
Ohh this is so beautiful!
Thank you so much Becca!!
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Could this be done a black entry table? I love the weathered look!