open backed stairs - advice please

[richiedc]

Hi All,

I have these open backed stairs which I think are pine (if anyone can see differently please advise).

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• richiedc
• 2 Mar 2010
• 1

Im having a dark (espresso) wood floor put in downstairs and I decided I wanted to dye the stair treads the same colour as the floor.

However my research on wood dye seems to say to me that it might end up a blotchy mess with pine.. so can anyone advise what to do.

Im thinking...

either dye the treads then wax

or use a coloured oil / danish / tung.

or something better (not carpet)



Thanks

Rich

 

[mac391]

Hi Richiedc

Osmo do a range of coloured wax/oils from white to black and are available in tester pots so you can trial them. It's a quality product aswell. Just google "osmo".. beware though, the oak tones don't bear well on pine but the dark tones do!!

Mac

 

[WoodYouLike]

How about 100% sisal stair mats? Increases the safety too

 

[richiedc]

they remind me a bit of elbow patches on my old school headmaster!!!


Ill go for the coloured oils, thanks all