If you make a dry piece of wood wet, it darkens up and brings out the patina. The older wood gets, the more patina there is, therefore the darker it is when made wet. A clearcoat finish has the same effect. Some people really like the light colour of unfinished; but want the benefit of our clearcoat epoxy + polyurethane finish which fills in all the distressing we maintained. This the idea behind out Greytone Treatment Option. Check out this previous sawbuck table project we made for a customer: Continue reading →
Posted in Greytone Treatment, Reclaimed Wood, Sawbuck Tables
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Tagged barnwood table, epoxy, gray table, grey table, greytone treatment, HD Threshing, Ontario, reclaimed wood table, rustic grey, rustic table, sawbuck
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
Our greytone treatment option maintains the light, natural colour of unfinished reclaimed wood, while still allowing for our durable/waterproof epoxy + polyurethane finish. Continue reading →
Monday, November 30, 2020
Our greytone treatment will keep the gray colour of unfinished. Here’s a coffee table project we did in this option: Continue reading →
Posted in Coffee Tables
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Tagged coffee table, cottage, custom coffee table, distressed coffee table, farmhouse, Gerald Reinink, gray, gray coffee table, grey coffee table, greytone treatment, HD Threshing Floor Furniture, Ontario, reclaimed wood coffee table, rustic
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Our reclaimed wood coffee tables have the option of the colour of unfinished, while still keeping the benefits of the waterproof clearcoat finish. We call it the greytone treatment. Check out this coffee table we created using this option: Continue reading →
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Our greytone treatment will maintain the [lighter] colour of unfinished. Here’s a hutch we made for a client with this option: Continue reading →
Posted in Hutches
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Tagged barnwood hutch, gray hutch, grey hutch, greytone treatment, HD Threshing, HD Threshing Floor Furniture, Lee Valley Hardware, light coloured hutch, reclaimed wood furniture, reclaimed wood hutch, rustic hutch
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Monday, September 21, 2020
We can keep the gray tones of reclaimed wood with our greytone treatment. Check out this barnwood coffee table we created: Continue reading →
Posted in Coffee Tables
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Tagged Gerald Reinink, gray, gray coffee table, gray reclaimed wood coffee table, grey, grey coffee table, grey reclaimed wood coffee table, greytone treatment, HD Threshing, HD Threshing Floor Furniture, reclaimed wood coffee table, unfinished coffee table, unfinished reclaimed wood coffee table
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Friday, September 11, 2020
Our greytone treatment options maintain the light colour of unfinished. Check out this option on a custom round table we made: Continue reading →
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Islands can be customized to fit your purposes. In this case, the client was looking for additional storage in their island rather than seating; so we did doors and lots of internal storage. See pics! Continue reading →
Posted in Greytone Treatment, Islands
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Tagged distressed wood island, epoxy, Gerald Reinink, greytone treatment, HD Threshing, Hemlock, Lee Valley Hardware, Ontario barns, Ontario made, Ontario wood, reclaimed hemlock, reclaimed wood island, rustic furniture Ontario, rustic island, rustic island ontario, storage island
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The straight polyurethane option eliminates the epoxy [clearcoat filling] process from finishing. While the top will be less practical given the amount of unfilled distressing, some of our customers appreciate it as you can feel the original distressing. This desk client opted for this option; see pics below. Continue reading →
Posted in Desks, Greytone Treatment, Polyurethane finish [no epoxy]
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Tagged custom desk ontario, desk, distressed wood desk, greytone treatment, GTA, polyurethane finish, reclaimed wood desk, solid wood desk, unique desks ontario
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With custom desks, the calculations in terms of clearance are different than other furniture. The imperative is to make everything as “handy” as possible for maximum productivity. For this project, the client wanted access to cabinetry to be close by. We incorporated a custom cabinet within the design. See pics below. Continue reading →
Posted in Desks
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Tagged custom office furniture, epoxy, Gerald Reinink, greytone treatment, HD Threshing, Hemlock, hemlock barnboard, metal base desk, modified desk, Ontario barns, reclaimed wood desk, stainless steel, unique desk
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