How to make the dark areas of the texture the same colors as the non-dark ones?

Question

Design

I want to get a uniform clean texture. How can I do that?
I want to scale down the wood texture in the mockup but these dark seams won't let me do it.

Answer 1

As already suggested - find a seamless texture.
Or you can do the following:
1. copy the layer
2. blur the copied layer
3. desaturate /* this should get a light map */
4. in Correction - Curves, place the sliders at the bottom so that the brightest parts become white and the darkest - black
5. Invert
6. change the blending mode of this map layer to Soft light
7. Selection - Color range of white on the top layer
8. Adjust the saturation and merge
8. Apply a patch of more monotonous parts to the joints

Answer 2

No one will explain, I think.
For here it is necessary not only to dock, but to smooth everything with your hands.
There is no automatic solution.
It will be easier to find a similar seamless texture.