Liz Hartmann | MISS LIZ DID IT | DIY on Instagram: "I think I might have found my favorite way to treat wood, especially something like red oak. We’ve already established that I’m stalling on finishing the kitchen, but I wanted to wrap this mantel up! I ended up sanding my little heart out, and then using a couple of coats of bleach water (2 parts bleach to 1 part water) before topping with my favorite stain combo of Early American and Sunbleached. It added the perfect amount of warmth… and I’m