White Washed Pine Beams

Whitewashed wood has that unique color and appearance.

White washed pine beams. Some of it is circle sawn pine and some rough sawn. If it s done properly it can look very nice. The whitewashed wood plank wall in the photo at top source from a modern farmhouse bathroom is a great example. How to whitewash wood ceilings and walls optional stain your wood a medium brown to bring out the grain and knots we used wheat by rustoleum with just a touch of kona to make it a bit darker.

As we were having concrete floors wood on the ceiling we felt would warm the space nicely drywalled ceilings and walls with a concrete floor seemed far too cold. Plain white fireplace with a long rectangle electric insert. Our beams are available in eastern white pine western red cedar and douglas fir. Most of our beams are washed dried and stored inside.

Today s whitewashing materials are less caustic giving you old fashioned character with up to the minute convenience. The pale golden color and generous sprinkling of open knots give knotty pine its distinctive and well loved look. Furniture that is whitewashed is considered chic and rustic. And pickling stain not only looks classy it may also help prevent light exposure from giving pine that yellowy orange tinge over time.

Our beams are non grademarked but are generally conforming to the following timber grades. First dilute the white paint with water to a consistency of heavy cream. Just what we want to see in reclaimed barnwood. Ok on to the tutorial.

Marble flooring white couch and accent chair and a small low sitting black coffee table. Back in the day natural woods were whitewashed with a lime solution to keep furniture and home building planks and boards safe from insects. The beauty of white wash vs white paint is that the wood grain shows through and adds a richness to the finished piece. Flat white latex paint is best we used budget ceiling paint from our local hardware store.

Rustic pine hand hewn beams. Being a soft wood the pine species tends to get more character and distressing. Boards and beams stocks eastern white pine southern yellow pine clear white pine finger joint primed pine glued up wide pine 2 rough eastern white pine with saw kerf marks. Antique pine beams have a nice rich brown patina after a good power washing.

Brush don t roll the white paint with. White washed wood and exposed beams on the ceiling. If your style is modern and also like the look of the exposed wood beams this is the way to go. You likely want a pickling effect where you use a semi transparent white coat that allows the grain of the wood to show through.

Douglas fir white pine and white oak. Mix up 1 part water to 2 parts paint. In the end we chose three main woods for our house. Contrary to beliefs that it is tricky to whitewash pine wood this guide will show you how to create that whitewashed look in pine the easy way.