The ceiling also appears to be reclaimed, but it is knotty pine that has been stained with tea, another of Mennes’ tricks with the inexpensive material. To get the look, she first painted the wood with a strong black English breakfast tea and let it dry. Then she painted the wood with vinegar in which steel wool had been soaking. The result is a natural stain that resembles aged barn wood. “It has this silvery-grayish hue to it,” Mennes says. She let the steel wool soak for an hour because she wanted a fairly light stain. The longer you soak it, the darker it gets.
I like the bright/rustic look of the natural framing against the off-white paneled ceiling. "The wood, though it looks like V-groove paneling, is in fact planks of knotty pine. Mennes used the underside of the planking to form the visible joints, similar to those of V-groove. She primed the knots so that they wouldn’t show through, then painted everything white. “We got a lot of mileage out of this inexpensive material,” she says. She estimates that the wood probably cost about $1 per square foot." "The vaulted ceiling is standard framed. Exposed reclaimed-oak beams throughout the shed provide some structural support, but they are mostly decorative. “We wanted to have an insulated roof but the look of exposed structure,”
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Love this combo of reclaimed wood next to wide white trim. Also love the natural wood door surrounded by white molded wood and paned windows. Let's you have those natural elements without things feeling heavy, too Western or ultra modern. The wood along the hall (narrow shiplap?) also keeps the house feeling cottagey.
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