ᐅ Should pine wood chairs be stained, varnished, or treated differently?
Created on: 25 Jul 2022 20:43
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HubiTrubi40
Hello everyone, I’m not sure if this is the right subforum, but I have a question and haven’t found a suitable answer through Google or elsewhere. I have pine wood chairs from Ikea (see photo). We have oak parquet flooring and a relatively dark oak dining table. The natural pine chairs don’t really match the color tone of the oak. At first, I wanted to whitewash them, but I didn’t like the result. Now I’m considering an oak-colored wood stain, which would match the tone better. However, I’m not sure if a stain is the right finish for dining chairs. What do you think? Alternatively, I have a varnish stain that is slightly darker. I’m concerned that in a few years it might all end up looking “shabby style.” We already have something like that with some chairs (see photos... but those are around 15 years old). Also, I want to prevent the chairs from chipping if they bump against the wall. This looked awful in our old apartment.
At the hardware store, the salesperson tried to sell me a thick-layer wood finish meant for windows and doors. That didn’t sound very convincing to me. What are your thoughts?
At the hardware store, the salesperson tried to sell me a thick-layer wood finish meant for windows and doors. That didn’t sound very convincing to me. What are your thoughts?
SumsumBiene26 Jul 2022 11:35Tolentino schrieb:
Nothing is worse than having five different wood tones in one room. Better to choose a solid color instead, like acrylic paint in a color you like. Well... I can think of worse things.
You just have to decide for yourself whether you can live with it or not.
We currently have several wood tones in our living room as well. It doesn’t bother me because the sets are fairly consistent. We’re gradually replacing them over time.
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Bertram10026 Jul 2022 11:58I like it this way, with the different wood tones. It shows me that the place is lived in and that some things change over time, so they simply “don’t match” anymore. I find that very nice and would either leave everything as it is or paint the chairs in different colors.
I now have an oak floor and an oak table and don’t really like how perfectly they match. Wood always looks good anyway. 🙂
I now have an oak floor and an oak table and don’t really like how perfectly they match. Wood always looks good anyway. 🙂
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HubiTrubi4026 Jul 2022 16:15AxelH. schrieb:
However, pine is still pine. And even if the color tone matches, it’s a different type of wood, which will always be noticeable. Thanks to all of you. That’s already helpful. Regarding the oak tone, I understand that this won’t become an oak chair. We originally considered oak chairs, but we keep coming back to this “cheap” chair because we are very satisfied with the comfort of the seat, and it’s easy to buy replacements. Otherwise, we would have gone with white, but the contrast is just too strong for us.
I think white and black, as well as every shade in between, go with everything. If the extremes are too extreme, you choose something in the middle (commonly called gray). If you like wood grain and don’t mind that it doesn’t match exactly with other wood surfaces, you can stain and (clear) varnish or oil it. If not, then just use an opaque paint.
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HubiTrubi4026 Jul 2022 16:35Tolentino schrieb:
Can you stain and apply a (clear) lacquer?Both, or just one of the two? Because in that case, a lacquer stain would be an option for me.Similar topics