Staining Faux Wood Beams

The concept of washing is to bathe the beams in a very watered down stain or paint in a shade darker than the main stain.

Staining faux wood beams.

Matching wood stain for faux beams. A lot of people recommend white but we prefer something a little more wood colored to really bring out the base. Steps needed to finish unfinished products. Once you get the hang of staining faux beams you can do something a bit more advanced like making your beams look like knotty pine.

You may want to seal it with a clear top coat. Our beams are available in a wide variety of different colors each perfectly hued to resemble a real type of wood. Hand hewn old tuscan woodcrafted wind drift saw cut dip paint brush into stain and let stain drip out of brush wipe or brush off stain left in brush onto a clean cotton rag or towel quickly dry brush remaining stain onto area to be patched do not put stain on top of existing stain the dry. If you added knots earlier the darker shade you used for that could be a good option.

Dip paint brush into stain and let stain drip out of brush. Do not use oil based stains or paints or minwax as they will not dry properly on our products. Water down the stain and then loosely brush it on the dried beam. Benjamin moore s fresh start 100 acrylic all purpose primer.

If the beam is to be placed outdoors a clear top coat will add further protection from uv degradation. The first stage to staining faux wood is a good primer coat. Please note that a high quality water based semi transparent stain will usually work best on our beams for staining or a high quality latex paint for painting. Once sanded wipe the dust off with a damp rag or paper towel.

I also used a hammer and some other tools to make marks in the beams so that they would look a little more worn and old. We ve actually been doing this so long we even have a preferred brand.