Dark Walnut Stain On Pine Table

I wanted a driftwood look like the dear lillie table and went with a mixture of general finishes water based stains.
Dark walnut stain on pine table. Aug 24 2016 the warmth of dark walnut stain on finished pine. Antique pine often has a dark mellow color. At its worst it can fight stain developing streaks light. It delivered rich dark brown tones.
It delivered rich dark brown tones. Unfortunately when woodworkers try to duplicate that color on new pine by using stain the results are usually disappointing. In addition to blotchiness the softer areas between the grain lines soak up stain like a sponge creating an unnatural look. How to stain a pine kitchen table.
Oct 7 2017 check out examples of our dark walnut stain here and on our website. The first of the dark stains we tried was also the more neutral in tone. Would have used a wood conditioner first i don t like the two tone from the new and old grain. Pine takes longer for the pre stain to dry as it really soaks in.
The first of the dark stains we tried was also the more neutral in tone. On the sample at the store it looked good. Every wood species benefitted greatly from the conditioner with this stain. And i don t know if you ve ever tried to stain new pine but it s tricky.
Dark stains on pine can look horrible. There s no point in trying to deny it. But back to reality i ll be building my table out of pine. The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color.
See more ideas about dark walnut stain farmhouse. 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. Otherwise a good color on pine. Anyway a table like that in that warm medium brown tone is exactly what i want.
Just plain simple cheap new pine. I used 3 parts walnut to 1 part whitewash. Pine can be tricky to stain because it s so nonporous. Experiment with sealing the wood on your next pine project.
Last is the redder of the two dark stains we experimented with. I generally use a wood conditioner followed by a dark stain color. The pine turned more gray than anything. Every wood species benefitted greatly from the conditioner with this stain.