Grey Stain Pine Floors

Seal pine before wood staining.

Grey stain pine floors.

Dec 1 2013 explore joelle pickles s board custom floor stain pine on pinterest. Use our stain color guide to pick the right stain color for your wood projects. Red oak and white oak floors absorb stain more uniformly but be aware that there is a difference between the density of earlywood or springwood and latewood of these species. I liked that it added a gray finish to the wood in a more subtle way and still allowed the wood grain to show through and look natural.

Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested. Unfortunately when woodworkers try to duplicate that color on new pine by using stain the results are usually disappointing. While trends like linoleum and shag carpet eek went out of style as quickly as they came into it hardwood flooring has for centuries been a failsafe choice for any and every aesthetic. Gray wood stain minwax stain gloss interior wood stains water based interior wood stains waterproof stain and sealant waterproof wood.

Dark stains on pine can look horrible. In addition to blotchiness the softer areas between the grain lines soak up stain like a sponge creating an unnatural look. Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look. Pine and birch were both splotchy and inconsistent.

I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided. The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color. It barely soaked into the oak at all but looked much darker on the maple. As you can see from the photo above right the more porous springwood stains considerably darker than the dense latewood giving the boards a distinct zebra striped look.

Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring. Varathane weathered gray stain. If you re a commitment phobic shopper choosing interior flooring can feel like a never ending process. Antique pine often has a dark mellow color.

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. See more ideas about floor stain custom floor flooring. Fast drying 18 low odor 7 moisture resistant 7 no drip 10. Floor 29 furniture 52 moulding 51 paneling 25 trim 51 paint stain features.

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