White Washed Pine Beams

Today s whitewashing materials are less caustic giving you old fashioned character with up to the minute convenience.

White washed pine beams. 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. Rustic pine hand hewn beams. Flat white latex paint is best we used budget ceiling paint from our local hardware store. In designing the house one feature we continued to come back to was a wood ceiling.

Just what we want to see in reclaimed barnwood. Brush don t roll the white paint with. Being a soft wood the pine species tends to get more character and distressing. In the end we chose three main woods for our house.

Our beams are non grademarked but are generally conforming to the following timber grades. The whitewashed wood plank wall in the photo at top source from a modern farmhouse bathroom is a great example. 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. The pale golden color and generous sprinkling of open knots give knotty pine its distinctive and well loved look.

You likely want a pickling effect where you use a semi transparent white coat that allows the grain of the wood to show through. Antique pine beams have a nice rich brown patina after a good power washing. All products below are priced by the lineal foot dimensions below are thickness x width lengths are available from 8 16 long. Our beams are available in eastern white pine western red cedar and douglas fir.

First dilute the white paint with water to a consistency of heavy cream. Douglas fir white pine and white oak. Eastern white pine 2 grade western red cedar 1 appearance grade and douglas fir 1 free of heart center fohc grade. Furniture that is whitewashed is considered chic and rustic.

If it s done properly it can look very nice. Mix up 1 part water to 2 parts paint. The beauty of white wash vs white paint is that the wood grain shows through and adds a richness to the finished piece. 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.

And pickling stain not only looks classy it may also help prevent light exposure from giving pine that yellowy orange tinge over time. If your style is modern and also like the look of the exposed wood beams this is the way to go. Ok on to the tutorial. Back in the day natural woods were whitewashed with a lime solution to keep furniture and home building planks and boards safe from insects.

Most of our beams are washed dried and stored inside. Marble flooring white couch and accent chair and a small low sitting black coffee table. Plain white fireplace with a long rectangle electric insert. White washed wood and exposed beams on the ceiling.