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Ulrike19693 Aug 2019 11:24Although I found some posts on the topic of wood staining by using the "search" function here in the forum, I didn’t find exactly what I need.
Our house is 70 years old. During the major renovation, I left the beams exposed, sanded them nicely, and treated them with linseed oil. The result is a color tone I like. It leans towards a reddish-brown, but is still somewhat different from “cherry.”
Now, new doors are going into this floor. I bought untreated pine, since I want to adjust their color to match the beams.
My question is: Is there anyone in the forum who has done this before?
In my online search, I also came across something called “aging stain.”
Simply oiling new pine doesn’t help; it stays bright pine.
Ulrike1969
Our house is 70 years old. During the major renovation, I left the beams exposed, sanded them nicely, and treated them with linseed oil. The result is a color tone I like. It leans towards a reddish-brown, but is still somewhat different from “cherry.”
Now, new doors are going into this floor. I bought untreated pine, since I want to adjust their color to match the beams.
My question is: Is there anyone in the forum who has done this before?
In my online search, I also came across something called “aging stain.”
Simply oiling new pine doesn’t help; it stays bright pine.
Ulrike1969
Yes, I bought an untreated beech staircase and stained it black before applying a clear varnish. You can buy stain in different colors, but it’s a lot of hard work (wetting, sanding roughly against the grain, staining, drying, staining again, drying, varnishing, fine sanding, varnishing).
But isn’t there oil with color pigments?
Anyway, I would apply a bit more than just oil to the doors, as I’d be concerned they might get greasy from use.
I once stained a very expensive plywood panel and then sealed it with marine varnish.
For that, I bought a similar piece of wood at the hardware store and tested the stain first, trying different mixing ratios. It was quite a while ago, but I think it was a powder stain from Clou? Affordable and mixed with water?
That’s how I would approach it. However, I would advise against it for you, as it might overwhelm the interior with too much wood color. Accents like wooden beams only work as long as they are seen as accents. But you’re already grown up.
Good luck!
Anyway, I would apply a bit more than just oil to the doors, as I’d be concerned they might get greasy from use.
I once stained a very expensive plywood panel and then sealed it with marine varnish.
For that, I bought a similar piece of wood at the hardware store and tested the stain first, trying different mixing ratios. It was quite a while ago, but I think it was a powder stain from Clou? Affordable and mixed with water?
That’s how I would approach it. However, I would advise against it for you, as it might overwhelm the interior with too much wood color. Accents like wooden beams only work as long as they are seen as accents. But you’re already grown up.
Good luck!
It looks really nice with a natural fire or baking soda stain.
I’m not sure what it’s called in German.. If you search on YouTube for "aging wood with fire/baking soda", you’ll find several examples and tutorials.
I haven’t tried it yet, but I just think the result looks really cool.
I’m not sure what it’s called in German.. If you search on YouTube for "aging wood with fire/baking soda", you’ll find several examples and tutorials.
I haven’t tried it yet, but I just think the result looks really cool.
Winniefred4 Aug 2019 09:57Hmm, working with such different base woods makes it quite challenging to achieve the exact same shade. I also stained mahogany (not oiled) on the attic beams, which is roughly the color you described. I used an interior stain from a hardware store’s own brand and was satisfied with the result. I suggest finding a piece of wood that matches your doors, applying a test coat of oil, and then comparing. You might need two coats to get the color right.
I have used the same stain on other wooden parts, but the outcome was always somewhat different because the base woods varied in texture, age, and species. It really depends on how consistent you want the appearance to be or how much variation you can accept. A friend of mine has natural oiled pine doors and a completely different wood color on the floor… which I personally don’t think matches well, but she doesn’t mind at all.
I have used the same stain on other wooden parts, but the outcome was always somewhat different because the base woods varied in texture, age, and species. It really depends on how consistent you want the appearance to be or how much variation you can accept. A friend of mine has natural oiled pine doors and a completely different wood color on the floor… which I personally don’t think matches well, but she doesn’t mind at all.
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