# How to Age Stone Walls
Stone landscaping, also called hard-scaping, adds enormous character and value to a home, but stones that are manufactured or freshly cut from larger pieces have a uniform, untainted look that says "new", not old. You can add an aged appearance, however.
Things You'll Need
- Vinegar
- Paint brush
- Buttermilk or yogurt
- Antiquing glaze
Instructions
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Paint the fence with vinegar. Do this on a dry day. The acid in it will create tiny pits in the stone, which in turn will make a home for the microbes that will tarnish the stone.
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Stain the wall by randomly and lightly dry-brushing antiquing glaze into crevices, if you want to achieve an aged look more quickly. Don't paint the entire wall. Let dry. Reapply more vinegar, if desired.
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Grow moss on the stone. Daub yogurt or buttermilk onto the wall, especially in the cracks. Patting the yogurt or buttermilk with a bit of soil helps moss to take hold.
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Moisten the fence with a mist of water every day until moss is established.
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Reapply vinegar periodically to speed the natural aging process.
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