Trying to get new wood to look old sometimes feels overwhelming.  Theres nothing like original patina when it comes to both painted and stained projects.  But I have a really easy way of accomplishing this task.  I mean….REALLY easy. ????

We recently repurposed an old gun rack into a little cubby.  I told all about how we did it in a previous post.  Deb did her thing and added some new wood to the project along with the old and, obviously, I wanted it to all look uniform in color.

Here is the little cubby that Deb made from a gun rack before I started painting.

The top and bottom are new, raw wood, as well as the appliqué.

Making New Wood Look Old

I used stain that I had on hand that was close to the same color as the original wood of the gun rack and some white paint that I had on hand.

I use a little chip brush or sponge brush to stain all of the raw wood.  Then I wipe it all off with a paper towel.

Immediately after wiping the stain from the raw wood, I drag a semi-dry brush with paint over the surface.

And when the paint is almost dry, I drag a little stain back through the entire project to make it look aged and wipe it off again with a paper towel.  I do a lot of layering with both paint and stain.  You can then sand the edges to let some of the stain show through the paint.  I only sanded the drawer in this project.

If you are using this technique on a table top, I would add another step and brush a coat of polyurethane on the top for protection when this is completely dry.

What do you think?  I told you it was easy. ????????‍♀️

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Danelle