Cherry Wood Stain Floors

For the best results test the possible finishes on scrap pieces before you start.

Cherry wood stain floors. Combine the minwax design series with other minwax stains to produce on trend looks finishes and special effects. Woods like cherry pine and birch can become blotchy and unattractive when stained unless you use a sealer before staining. If you plan to use solid cherry along with cherry plywood stand the solid stock against the veneer in good natural light so you can compare the colors. Often this is simply a physical property of the wood species itself such as maple black cherry and pine whereby it does not evenly accept stain or colorant.

Enjoy the benefits of brazilian cherry while toning down the reds by staining with a dark water based stain. Freshly planed cherry when freshly planed the heartwood is light pink and the sapwood is a light cream color. These colors are available as a stain as well. A cream color paint will go nicely with dark cherry wood.

When you use a water based polyurethane such as bona traffic hd you can significantly lighten the redness of your brazilian cherry or american cherry hardwood floors. Ideal for unfinished wood furniture cabinets doors trim molding and hardwood floors. View all design series products. As the wood ages it darkens and takes on warm orange reddish brown tones with rich amber undertones.

The sapwood transforms to a warm golden brown. Can be used to add beauty to any bare or stripped wood surface. You can apply a high gloss off white paint to the floor instead of staining it. Cherry minwax wood finish is a penetrating oil based stain that enhances wood grain with rich color in just one coat.

Cherry wood furniture that has been stained in a deep shade will go well with off white or light beige flooring. Stained colored floors should be uniform in color. Bona traffic hd is the best water based poly and since it s water borne it s lighter than oil based poly and it doesn t darken or yellow so much. Because of this wood s hardness county flooring recommends you sand and finish the floors professionally.

Minwax design series washes wood effects and waxes offer new options for bare wood and wood that s already stained. Stain colors like black onyx and ebony will override the wine red tones and leave. Wetting the surfaces with mineral spirits is another way to get a true indication of color. Blotchy stain or colorant is when there is the appearance of an inconsistent color from one area of a finished floor to another.