There s an ethereal quality to the charcoaled wood.
Fixer upper burnt siding.
The couple chose bedrock siding to coordinate with the existing brick.
Shou sugi ban or yakisugi is a japanese wood burning technique that brings out the natural patterns of wood while also weatherproofing it.
On this week s episode of hgtv s fixer upper joanna and chip gaines remodeled a waco houseboat for brett swartz a father of four and the renovation was seriously amazing with just 58 000 they completely transformed the 1970s residence which chip.
The couple chose bedrock siding to coordinate with the existing brick.
The new exterior offers a beautiful visual balance between the modern black siding and the natural wood of the trim and planter boxes.
I thought this was so cool so i decided to video it.
It does take quite a bit of work to get the wood to a desired color or texture.
Even chip and jo used shou sugi ban in season four of fixer upper with this floating house makeover.
The traditional japanese technique involves burning the surface of the wood to create a.
Its silvery surface transforms with the changing light.
We ve seen it trending everywhere in the design world.
The real reason for all the excitement over charred wood siding is that it is simply beautiful.
This mountain home has been resided with rigidstack lap siding in bedrock and staggered edge rigidshakes in a custom color.
The home also features white band board trim to create separation between the two siding profiles.
Something we used that we d never tried before was charred wood siding which was a perfect fit for the masculine vibe we were going for.
I love the show fixer upper with chip joanna gaines in this episode they were redoing a houseboat.
Joanna and chip gaines really are the best home flippers around and now they ve proven their skills with homes on both land and water.
And it s been around for hundreds of years.
The learning curve is steep.