When we received this armoire for our dining room, it looked very “brand new.” Not that “new” is bad, but I prefer the old and weathered wood look that compliments our farmhouse style. Therefore, I decided to distress it using sandpaper, stain, and chalk paint. (FYI – this is pine wood but these techniques work […]
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After renovating my kitchen cabinets and living room in a rustic french country farmhouse style, I needed to refinish my kitchen table to match. The red in the wood stain did not flow with the cooler shades and natural wood tones in the surrounding living spaces. Materials Used: Minwax 221264444 Wood Finish Penetrating Interior Wood
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Refinish your dining room table and chairs in a farmhouse style. Make wood appear rustic and distressed like barn wood with natural wood tones and finish.
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Building a wood pallet accent wall in our living room was not difficult. In fact, the hardest part was prepping the pallets with the color scheme I desired. I was looking for cooler shades – grays, white, driftwood. Wanting the wood to appear natural though, not painted, I figured out several different techniques for distressing
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When we purchased our “forever” home, we knew we eventually would renovate most of the house. It was built in 1987 so it had fun 80’s features: popcorn ceiling, wood trim, wood kitchen cabinets, clam shell bathroom sink, etc. “Eventually” became this year after we had to replace the roof in our living room when
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