Hey CE,

Was it the 'reclaimed wood' look, kind of like driftwood. The link below might be the thread you want.

I am trying something similar at the moment, and you can follow along in my 'does this look like driftwood?' thread over on Decorating.

Here is a link that might be useful: is this the thread?

Link to my thread is below.

In my Net research I'm seeing that texture is a key part. One can dig out the softer wood with a wire wheel on a drill to get the 'furrows' in older driftwood. There are treatments to mimic the rusting and iron stains in reclaimed wood.

Today I discovered that striating or combing the washes also helps a lot.

Here is a link that might be useful: my current driftwood thread