Post #647272 by freddiefreelance on Tue, Aug 7, 2012 11:24 AM

This is a bit of a Cart before the Horse suggestion, but I would have distressed the wood before assembly to give more of a Driftwood Bar look to it: rub it with steel wool, sand it, beat it with old pans & hammers, and add the occasional chisel or screwdriver gouge for character, then wipe it with diluted stain or water that steel wool has been sitting in for 3-4 days, and then give it a wash with veery diluted white acrylic paint to make it look sunbleached.