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Walnut flooring laid in Gleneagles

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Staining




In today's fast changing style market it can be expensive to keep up with the latest trend either in fashion or in your home. As styles change the colour of your floor can be the most difficult factor to change in your room.

The easiest solution to this problem is staining. Most hardwood floors can be sanded, stained and resealed. There are any number of colours that can be chosen to give you the ideal look for your space. Some floors are easier to stain than others and it is usually better to choose a natural looking colour but there are some more unusual finishes that can be applied.

If your floor is too old or damaged to be sanded, there are multiple products that are pre-stained. Floors such as the Junckers Sylvared that I wrote about previously or the sand collection from Kahrs, a selection of Ash and Oak with a white stain to give a muted colour with a natural grain. There are also more unusual colours in products such as Concept II from Atkinson & Kirby. This is a collection of Oak stained in various colours from red, blue and green to black or white. All of these floor also come in an 'Elite' style which have been slightly worn to give a lived in look and when you want a change of look the colour can be sanded off to show the bare Oak underneath. Junckers also have some floors finished in the Soul+ and Reflections collections. There are shades of red, blue and brown to choose from.

Pictures from top to bottom - Junckers Reflections Spicy Pepper, Kahrs Oak Portofino and Concept II Emerald Green.