how to make old wood decor

I had some bead board layin' around so I just had to make something out of it. I can't throw any good wood away.

I cut the sheet into 12inch x 12inch squares. pictured below. Bead side will be the back.

I then stained them with Minwax Gel Stain. Let cry then took a stencil and a roller and some cream paint and used it to make different patterns on the three pieces. I got a little paint ouside the pattern but who cares.

Super easy. let it dry. It looked too new and perfect so I sanded it down a bit to make it look older.

As you can see the top and left one have not been sanded but the bottom right has..mmmmmm oldness. I had to be careful or the sander would have taken the paint right off.

I measured where to drill my holes and used twine to hang them. Sorry I couldn't get a straight on shot I out them in my hall way and its too narrow to get a really good picture.

Okay poeple go out an create!! And have fun doing it.
Thanks,
Lindsay