The Timeline wood shop

The boards from Timeline use color accents as a way of achieving a different look. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Oct. 5, 2012 6:06 PM PT

Timeline stands out in the increasingly competitive world of reclaimed wood by taking new boards and handcrafting them to look vintage.

Small blocks of wood are available as color samples in the Timeline showroom. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Co-owner Matt Stroud works on painting a piece of American sugar pine. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Stroud uses different tools to create texture in the paint and mimic the look of reclaimed wood. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Boards finished in a color called Blue Chalk lie in stacks in the Timeline workshop. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Stroud and co-owner Shelby Keyser stand in front of an installation of boards in a Timeline hue called Dry Brush. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)