Rustic style with a shabby chic feel definitely has charm. Barns are an indispensable part of rustic life and today they aren’t only used for hay or animals, they are repurposed into homes, garden houses and other things. Any barn has that special comfy feeling: warm wood with rusty touches creates coziness and gives joy, whatever the design is. I think that this is the main reason of the popularity of barn wood today, and of course, shabby chic style is on top, so worn-looking barn wood is right what you need to make your interior cozier.
You needn’t look for real barn wood to make some furniture or wall art, you can always take usual wood and use some finishes to achieve that look. There are many DIYs that tell how to weather or distress the wood to get a barn-inspired look, and I’ve prepared the easiest and the most budget-friendly ideas for you.There exist paints, finishes, waxes that change the look of the wood, and your choice only depends on the effect you want to get: dark aged wood, distressed almost white wood, weathered wood or else. Every project goes around the same things: sanding and staining or painting, then you can use a dust to add some effects or not. After the wood dries, you can use it to make a door, clock, table, chair, wall art, frame and any other things that come to your mind. Read the tutorials below and choose the best option!
DIY faux reclaimed barn wood boards
This awesome kitchen island was made from simple pine boards from Home Depot which were distressed. Make sure to choose the most scuffed up knotty wood you could. To distress it you need an old rusty chain. Just toss, drop, and whip your chain everywhere. (via brandisawyer).
Faux barn wood finish
This faux surface is used as tabletop for two IKEA's file cabinets. It's covered with Olympic brand Weathered Barnboard stain and later distressed with random tools like a hammer. (via tipjunkie).
DIY weathered wood stain
This is the most natural and inexpensive way to stain wood. It's made of 0000 grade steel wool, apple cider vinegar and tea bags. You could use such stain on any wood. It's perfect to make weathered plank accent walls. (via blesserhouse).
DIY aged barnwood tutorial
If you want to DIY your very own aged barnwood don't worry, it's really easy. You'll just need to use plaster and several tools. (via www.huntandhost.net).
DIY aging wood finish
It isn't hard to get a perfect distressed weathered greyish brownish whitish finish. To achieve it you'll need white paint and dark walnut stain. (via thriftyandchic).
DIY farmhouse style finish
To get this awesome finish you need to stain it with walnut stain, paint it with gray-bronze paint, and sand it with steel wool. Cover it with one more coat of dark stain to finish the look. (via cherishedbliss).
How to achieve weathered paint look
Have you seen all these beautiful painted/stained pallet boards around the internet? This tutorial shows how to make them. Just make sure to get high quality paint to cover rough pallet boards with one coat. (via www.downhomeinspiration.com).
Faux planked look for tabletops
With a mini circular saw you can turn any solid tabletop into the planked one. Dark wax and white milk paint would help to achieve this weathered barn-like look. (via www.maisondepax.com).
DIY rustic coconut oil finish
If you want to refinish some old piece of wooden furniture then coconut oil is a great solution. (via 2littlesuperheroes).
How to stain wood to look rustic and weathered
Dry brushing the paint on top of the stained wood is the most simple way to achieve this fantastic rustic finish. (via www.imeeshu.com).
How to make a new wood look old
If you want to get a rustic wood furniture then this tutorial will help you. The cool trick here is to use a blade/knife to scrape off the straight corners of wood boards before distressing them. (via paperdaisydesign).
How to weather wood
This DIY weathered wood finish is achieved with acrylic white paint and Minwax Dark Walnut Stain. Every time you use them you'll get yourself quite unique wood boards. (via cherishedbliss).
DIY grey wash wood finish
To achieve this finish you'll need to use grey latex paint and dark walnut stain. Make sure to mix the paint with water to get a light grey-wash look. (via akadesign).
How to age wood with paint and stain
When you think about barn wood you always imagine old gray wood boards. This tutorial will show you how to get weathered barn wood look using paint and stain. (via simplyswider.com).
DIY barn boards paints
Mint, turquoise, white, and charcoal gray paints could help to make each faux barn wood board cool and unique. In the tutorial you'll also learn a dry-brushing technique. (via realitydaydream).
Faux reclaimed plank tabletop
This technique is cool if you want to make a solid tabletop too look like it's made of wood planks. (via blesserhouse).
DIY color washing paint
Do you know that you can "wash" any wood surface with paint? This way you still see the wood grain, but you get the color of the paint. (via remodelaholic).
DIY faux barnwood stain
This finish is achieved with water based Minwax stain with a white tint base. It's perfect for different decorating projects. (via hawthorneandmain).
Faux barn wood painting tutorial
How to distress wood
Chisel, screwdrivers, hammer, chain, screw, nail, BBQ lighter or blow torch, wood stain and rag are things you need to make a faux old wood beam. (via https:).