Did a holiday mall crawl with the wife last night and had a chance to visit restoration hardware. I am getting more and more requests for reclaimed lumber look projects and these guys seem to be a big part of that trend. I do not believe this is really reclaimed lumber but some sort of techniques to create a reclaimed look. Not only does it look like a gray/white/black translucent paint finish they have managed to create a great deal of texture in the wood, much like weathered wood. My first thought was....it is some sort of chemical process that softens the sapwood and then use a wire drum sander to pull it out?? It looks like a veneer in some instances and then a surface treatment in others.
So I snapped some photos and would like to hear what your thoughts are on how they achieve their look.