They started out as nice smooth clean pine boards......
After they were beat up |
Then I took over.
I brewed three lipton tea bags in boiling water and let cool. Overnight. OK, I lied, it was two days before I got back to it. The tea was nice and cool at that point. Then I brewed three more because I didn't make enough the first time. When the tea cooled I loaded a spray bottle and sprayed tea evenly on the boards, like misting plants. Even though I have never misted plants.
The boards looked the same after the tea spray.
Nectar of the Gods |
It wasn't till I brushed on the vinegar and steel-wool mixture that the tea reacted and turned a lovely shade of brown. I let them dry. They stunk like an old salad. And so did I.
Left one tea sprayed only. Right one after vinegar/steel-wool solution |
Two headboards. Similar but not identical. They have been knicked and knacked and tea sprayed, and vinegar steel-wool brushed, and then......random boards were whitewashed for that grayish driftwood look. They are starting to have a pallet look to them.
Annie Sloan wax was used. Dark on a couple boards that I wanted to have a burned look, and the rest of the boards were waxed with clear. I have yet to buff them.
Remember this......
Rock N Roll Dresser |
I've been waiting for inspiration. I'm thinking when those two headboards make their way into his room it just might be the inspiration I've been waiting for.
Linking the boards up at:
Make the Scene Monday @ AlderberryHill
Newbie Party with a Twist @DebbieDoos
Sunday Showcase Party @UnderTheTableandDreaming
Monday Link Party @CraftOManiac
Make it Pretty Monday @TheDedicatedHouse
What's in the gunny sack @TheGunnySack
CowGirlUp @CedarHillRanch