Treating New Pineboard

Tim76 · 24-01-2022 9:13am #1

Hi all,

I have bought some new pineboard that I plan to use as shelving. I already have two coffee tables that have used rustic repurposed pine for their tops. Any tips on how to get the new pineboard to match?

Even if I can get stain it to get the colour to someway match I would be happy.

Cheers

Deregos. · 26-01-2022 12:03am

Hiya, if you posted up some pics of the coffee tables, that would be a great help in determining how to achieve matching the stain colour for the shelves.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058229542/treating-new-pineboard

Tim76 · 26-01-2022 10:18am

Hi Deregos - thanks your your response. Some pics of the tables included below...

Deregos. · 26-01-2022 1:53pm

OK Tim, it doesn't look like there's any stain on them, just varnish. Have them coffee tables been made from old pallets?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118534245#Comment_118534245

10-10-20 · 26-01-2022 3:32pm

Or Danish oil, either, perhaps.

Tim76 · 26-01-2022 8:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118535345#Comment_118535345

Could quite possibly be old pallets. I bought them in the EZ Living sale and they are marketed as being recycled timber.

Shelves are squeaky clean new pineboard...

Deregos. · 26-01-2022 10:00pm

Your main difference is the texture Tim, the timber on the pallets being rough and pitted with the open pores and old nail holes in the grimey wood grain all being details that the new block wood shelves simply don't have. You could try and recreate and these effects on to the new block wood with a wire brush on a drill to roughen, a punch to make some holes and cement to give a random bit of burn staining and ageing.

But honestly Tim, it would be altogether a whole lot easier to achieve that look, if you just get some old free pallets, cut them up and make matching shelves out of them.

Tim76 · 03-02-2022 5:23pm

Cheers for the feedback Deregos! Given what you have said i think i might change strategy and try and get the shelves to match the timber floor in the room. Some pics below. Any idea what this wood is and how I might treat the pine to get it to some way match?