Dark Stained Pine Floors

To stain pine wood dark every time follow these steps.

Dark stained pine floors. Dec 1 2013 explore joelle pickles s board custom floor stain pine on pinterest. First things first with any staining task give the wood a good sanding. While this stain is also golden it has a deeper color than the honey pine options. Unfortunately when woodworkers try to duplicate that color on new pine by using stain the results are usually disappointing.

Maple and birch are tight grained woods with very small pores and the density of the pore wall fibers varies drastically. See more ideas about floor stain custom floor flooring. It s easy to end up with megablotches and it s hard to avoid grain reversal a peculiar effect that makes stained pine look unnatural. How to stain pine floor boards.

In addition to blotchiness the softer areas between the grain lines soak up stain like a sponge creating an unnatural look. Seal pine before wood staining. We love this look and so do most designers we work with. It is durable easily cut and develops a lovely honey colored ambiance over time.

It s a very glamorous. Pine flooring was once very common in older homes. Yet pine is softer than maple. We are going to hire a pro to sand all the 2nd floor pine floors and re finish including the room with the wax finish.

You re going to want to do this by hand. Dark stains on pine can look horrible. See more ideas about staining wood stain on pine wood stain colors. Dark stained floors will help anchor a room and give you the freedom to put light bright colors on the walls or even just white that will add brightness to the room.

It is very warm and inviting without being as dark as the other stains mentioned. Antique pine often has a dark mellow color. Pine wood is a softwood and if you use a power sander you ll often wind up with some noticeable scratches once you apply stain to the wood. The hope is we can save the floors living underneath the parquet in the other rooms.

Floors made of maple birch and coniferous woods especially pine or fir are all very difficult to stain evenly. The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color. This is the lightest stain option and is familiar to those that love the look of traditional pine furniture.