Grind the ends of the boards to look weathered. Remove some of the soft wood from between the growth rings (darker wood grain ...

We used inexpensive 1x6 No. 2 pine boards, cut rabbets on the edges to make shiplap boards, and distressed and stained them ...

New England settlers didn't have enough money to paint their farms. So they needed a cheap way to protect the barns' wood. They mixed skimmed milk, lime, and red iron oxide to make a red ...