How To Stain Yellow Southern Pine Wooden Beam Mantel

The yellow southern pine wooden beam is over 100 years old and was in the barn when we bought the house the house. 

The previous owner had renovated a warehouse in the city nearby and he left the southern beams in the barn.

Here is the granite slab mantel that came with the house.

If you didn’t see the blog post, “how to remove a granite stone mantel,” check it out so you can see the before of the fireplace.

The new wooden beam mantel adds so much more character and texture to the family room and we absolutely love it. 

Jake picked up one of the yellow southern pine beams and sandblasted the old paint off at his shop.

Here is the pine wood beam below prior to us sanding and staining.

We used a chainsaw to cut the yellow southern pine mantel to size we needed.

Removing old paint from southern pine wood

We used a hand wood sander to remove the old paint. 

This wood stain is actually a wood flooring stain and very durable.

 Minwax dark wood stain colors are also very similar. 

Staining yellow pine wood instructions

Prior to staining, you must sand the pine wood beam mantel.

1.  Simply pour your wood stain into a small throw away container and apply with a lint free rag.

2. Apply stain (wearing gloves) according to the directions on the can. Be sure pine wood beam is clean from any dust.

We counted over 100 lines on the beam which means this is a really old beam!

Isn’t that really cool?

Jake also designed corbels to be mounted under the pine wood mantel. 

RELATED: See how we removed the old granite stone mantel, “how to remove a granite stone mantel.”