stain your wood
1
Before staining, make sure your wood is properly prepared for finishing. Then, apply your wood stain to the wood and allow it to dry.
Apply a white wash mixture to the wood
2
Mix about 1 part water to 1 part white paint. Apply the white wash paint mixture to the wood. Rub over the white wash paint strokes with a staining rag to smear the paint mixture into the wood.
Distress wood finish with sand paper
3
Finally, very lightly distress the wood finish with sandpaper until you achieve your desired look!