Again we made the trek from Kansas City to Bethany to do Phase 2 of our faux finish on the private saloon. The new cedar beams were impressive because of their size, but they looked new–because they were. Our task was to age and distress them. Brenda had several ideas, including using vinegar that had steel wool dissolved in it. In the end we used regular faux finish techniques–tools to distress the wood and glazes to age it.
The other part of this phase was to work on the “outhouse” floor. In the other corner of the barn, opposite the saloon, is the bathroom. It’s designed to resemble an old stone outhouse. The wash basin will be an old wash tub on a stand. I haven’t seen what the toilet will be, but I’m going to guess that it will look old as well. Our clients wanted something different than plain concrete. Brenda used an overlay technique to make it look like limestone.
I think the clients like it because they’ve decided on us doing the same treatment on the main floor of the saloon. We will be going back for Phase 3 & 4 before this project is finished.