I painted this birdhouse blue-green, but the paint didn't completely cover the cedar. Some of the wood still showed through, and when it dried, it looked like it had already been hanging outside for a while.
I've always liked the look of old wood. Wood that's been outside for a few years. Fence boards, barn siding, old gates. There's something about the way it weathers that I like.
So when I looked at this birdhouse, I got to wondering how long it would have taken to look that way on its own. Even though it’d probably never age quite that color, that’s the way it made me feel. The time it would have taken.