how to make new wood look old…

[ProMixNSunshine]

need to build a hidden room in a rough framed section of a house, houses fairly no but I need a way to make the plywood and the two by fours blend in a little bit, any suggestions for a rapid way to get rid of that new new lumber look?

 

[HidingInTheHaze]

wipe it down with some black tea.

 

[yortbogey]

1
Coat the wood with brown shoe polish if you want the wood it to appear slightly aged. Use a shoe polish brush to wipe the polish back and forth across the wood grain so that the polish really settles into the wood. This technique works nicely for small wood projects such as wooden birdhouses.

2
Determine where natural areas of wear and tear would exist on your wood if it were, in fact, old. (Some examples include seat edges, corners and cabinet doors.) Then use a paper towel to rub candle wax, paste wax or petroleum jelly into those wear-and-tear areas to give the wood a distressed look. Paint over the entire wood surface (including the areas that you waxed) using the latex paint color of your choice.

After the paint is dry, use a paper towel to wipe in a side-to-side motion over the areas that you waxed. You will start to see the wood grains under the paint, which gives your wood piece a distressed, aged look. After you are pleased with the look of your piece, coat it with mineral spirits, a natural de-waxer, using a paintbrush.


3
Carefully burn certain areas of the wood using a blowtorch. This will give your wood that darkened, worn look popular on many primitive hutches, corner cabinets and farm tables.

4
Give your wood that century-old barn look that is weathered and worn with dents and blemishes by beating the wood with a hammer to create nicks and scratch marks. Then hit it with a chain and rub it with fine-grit sandpaper to achieve even more bangs and dents. Lastly, use a large wire brush to wipe the wood with the grain. This will give the wood a time-weathered appearance that will even fool Mother Nature.

5
Don a protective mask and gloves. Spray your wood with a lye-based oven cleaner for an old, gray wood look. Use the cleaner outdoors or in a well-ventilated area. Wipe off the excess cleaner and add a coating of white vinegar using a paintbrush. The white vinegar will neutralize the lye-based cleaner.



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[STUNKY]

U could leave it outside in the weather for a while.. Or check out Craigslist for some used lumber.

 

[BOMBAYCAT]

If you rust some steel wool in a vinegar and water solution for a few days and then mist the wood with your sprayer it will give an even grey colored finish. I have done this to wood outside but a don't know how bad the vinegar will stink indoors. You are after the iron rust to turn the wood grey. It is an even color but it does blend in.