Distressed Wood Bar top

So I had a vision for the basement that was very rustic.  I wanted to use parts of the existing barn.  I had seen a blog where they took a butcher block ikea counter top distressed it, stained it and I thought it would be an inexpensive DIY project.  I planned to do concrete countertops so I was excited to put the wood, concrete and metal all together.

http://lamaisonbuck.com/2012/08/20/diy-distressed-wood-counter/

Is where the inspiration for the bar top came from.  I found the directions extremely detailed with lots of hints.  Mine was done indoors so I was able to eliminate a lot of the issue the original post.  I tweaked things slightly but did many of the same things.

This is the IKEA butcher block counter top I started with:

Fortunately for me it was the exact length that I needed so I did not have to cut it to size.





















I started with some basic distressing tools.  Log chains, hammer, nails, etc.

Then I started the staining process.  I used both gel and oil based stain as the original poster had suggested.  I would say total it took a maximum of a week to completely finish making sure everything was sanded and dry between every coat and that included 3 coats of poly.

After the distressing and first coat of stain

  Staining finished.  Now onto the polyurethane.

I love the way the finished product turned out and I think it will fit well in the decor of the basement.  And I did it myself!!!

A Couple Exterior Pictures

When I went back and looked, it didn't look like I had included any pictures on the walk out side of the house.  I also don't think I included any drawings or renderings so I wanted to add those as well but I need to find them!  Doing this in retrospect is much more difficult than doing it as I went along!  

November 19, 2013

Nothing too exciting today other than the ceilings being painted.  They work fast around here!

November 14th

Chuck has been very busy out front with more siding.
And if you look closely the black metal roof has been started as well.

I love the shake in the peaks.

Garage Doors are in!!!

Wow do these make a world of difference!

There were a lot of decisions to be made around garage doors.  I had no clue.  From the color to the panels how many plain, not plain, hardware, no hardware, what kind of hardware, windows, no windows.  The list went on an on.  But I'm very very happy with our choices.

Drywall Time

Finally starting to take shape now that the drywall is in.  Amazing how fast they put this stuff up!

MASTER BEDROOM

 OFFICE

AVERY'S ROOM

OWEN'S ROOM

   BASEMENT

BASEMENT

CRAFT ROOM - BASEMENT

GUEST BEDROOM BASEMENT

LOOKING FROM GREAT ROOM INTO KITCHEN