Light Rustic Wood Stain

We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains.

Light rustic wood stain.

This kitchen has a lot of wood in it but because the cabinetry color is not a typical wood tone there s enough variation to keep it from appearing. Today i ll be testing out a few stains weathered oak special walnut classic g. It is a light wood anyway. It think it looks even better when it s finished with an oil based polyurethane which really enhances the dark walnut color and the grain of the wood.

View all design series products. Our wood dye comes in a variety of shades to suit your home s style and is really easy to apply with a paintbrush if your wooden coffee table is covered in lots of rings from hot mugs simply sand down and paint over with a coat of light oak wood stain or dark oak wood stain depending on its original colour. Stain your interior wood and protect it at the same time with interior wood stain. Second pine s surface is usually loaded with randomly occurring figure and super absorbent pockets that suck up stain and look.

Typical wood stains cause grain reversal because they color only the porous earlywood. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark. Check out my online boutique on instagram. Superior wood stain saves time energy and provides a great value.

So we used a light golden pine stain to keep it natural looking but warm enough to create a nice contrast with the white washed walls. Minwax design series washes wood effects and waxes offer new options for bare wood and wood that s already stained. They can t penetrate the dense latewood. Carbon gray premium fast dry varathane 1 qt.

All of the trim throughout our rustic cabin is knotty pine. A light gray stain will give your cabinets character is unexpected and allows you to retain a soft light neutral look that easily works with many design styles finishes materials and colors. Fast drying formula dries in 1 hour and uses nano pigments to offer superior color and coverage. This post is sponsored by minwax.

When stain is applied to any species it typically darkens the wood. Pine is hard to stain for a couple of reasons. Even if the interior walls of your cabin are logs you can brighten them up a lot by white washing them as well. Combine the minwax design series with other minwax stains to produce on trend looks finishes and special effects.

It s the perfect medium dark wood stain with golden highlights that show through the wood grain. Walnut mahogany cherry and an assortment of exotic species are naturally colored dark and even without stain can only be lightened to a certain degree ash maple oak pine birch fir and cedar are light in color and easier to lighten.