Yes -we torched the top with special emphasis to darken the knots up really good. We then went over the entire thing with a walnut colored stain. For the bottom we did quite a few things - we obviously painted it all white, then hit it with sandpaper to distress. After that we followed up with a dark wax for antiquing. Lastly we wanted a little more so we took a very very light coat of the same stain as the top to just add a little more antique look.
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