Cherry Wood Stain Floors

Minwax design series washes wood effects and waxes offer new options for bare wood and wood that s already stained.

Cherry wood stain floors.

Stain colors like black onyx and ebony will override the wine red tones and leave. View all design series products. 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. These colors are available as a stain as well.

Freshly planed cherry when freshly planed the heartwood is light pink and the sapwood is a light cream color. As the wood ages it darkens and takes on warm orange reddish brown tones with rich amber undertones. Can be used to add beauty to any bare or stripped wood surface. Enjoy the benefits of brazilian cherry while toning down the reds by staining with a dark water based stain.

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. The sapwood transforms to a warm golden brown. For the best results test the possible finishes on scrap pieces before you start. Blotchy stain or colorant is when there is the appearance of an inconsistent color from one area of a finished floor to another.

A cream color paint will go nicely with dark cherry wood. Because of this wood s hardness county flooring recommends you sand and finish the floors professionally. Stained colored floors should be uniform in color. Combine the minwax design series with other minwax stains to produce on trend looks finishes and special effects.

Cherry wood furniture that has been stained in a deep shade will go well with off white or light beige flooring. Some types of wood like pine cherry birch and maple are notoriously difficult to stain. To prepare wood for staining it must be sanded. You can apply a high gloss off white paint to the floor instead of staining it.

Though clear stain brings out the natural reddish brown hues of the wood brazilian cherry wood adapts to most stains. Ideal for unfinished wood furniture cabinets doors trim molding and hardwood floors. Cherry minwax wood finish is a penetrating oil based stain that enhances wood grain with rich color in just one coat. 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.