His Tricks To Make New Wood Look Like Old Wood Are GENIUS!!

According to younghouselove, here is some good advice:

My first step was sanding the four edges on the top of each board using my palm sander. This wore down the crisp edge into a rounder and smoother one, so they looked older right off the bat.

Then I smacked it with a bag of screws. I actually did this to each piece (besides sanding, it’s the only thing I did on all of them). It gave each board some very subtle dings that I thought wouldn’t hurt across the board (literally, har har). I must admit that throwing a bag of screws against the wood was kinda cathartic. Oh and I’ve heard that some people do this with chains, which sounds equally fun.

Here is what the boards looked like after they were stained:

You can also hit the boards with a hammer and make nail holes in them:

You can make line impressions in the wood by hitting a thin metal rod against the wood with a hammer:

Between using your hammer, sander, bag of screws, chains, metal rods and whatever you can think of to beat up your wood without breaking it apart, you will be able to create a beautiful and old, weathered look to your new wood.