Staining multiple wood surfaces in kitchen same colour

[taylojon]

Hi,

After some advice on products to use for wood staining project in kitchen.

Need to sand and stain countertops, floor, tables shelves, pretty much everyhting in the photos that is wood.

Half the wood is pine the other i think oak.

I am trying to lighten the whole room so would prefer not to go too dark with stain.

Would be great if someone could advise on....

1) Whether all wood needs pre stain/confitioner
2) Best type of stain to use
3) Best stuff to seal stain

Also any tips for getting this right would be welcome as Ive never stained before.

Kr

Jon

Would be great if someone could advise on....

1) Whether all wood needs pre stain/confitioner
2) Best type of stain to use
3) Best stuff to seal stain

Also any tips for getting this right would be welcome as Ive never stained before.

Kr

Jon

 

[Why Not Indeed]

A couple of points, but not really answers to anything you asked:
- You can't lighten with stain, only darken.
- If you're hoping to end up at the same colour everywhere....it's not impossible, but different starting points and different timbers mean that it's go to be quite tricky to get a uniform finish. Different timbers will age at different rates.

 

[foxhole]

Use medium oak dye on any bare pine not wood stain. Then a couple of coats of Osmo Top Oil Acacia (3061) over all surfaces to give a more uniform finish .

 

[slawit]

I do like foxhole, he’s given some great advice in the past, but I think he is been a bit too simplistic here.

It’s not that simple to get a uniformed finish across all surfaces

I am a French Polisher with 30 years’ experience, if you employed me to do this, I would be telling you they will be tonal, but to get them all matching is near impossible. They will all take the stain differently which brings the grain out differently. Secondly the preparation needed here is a ton of work. You need to sand all existing surfaces back to clean bare wood, not an easy task by any means. Just sanding of the floor would require specialist kit (do not use standard hire sanders). It’s all solid timber so at least you have that in your favour, means you can just grind away until you get back to bare clean wood.

Then there’s the different lacquers / oils needed for different areas.

If I haven’t yet put you off and your ready for a lot of sanding let me know, I’d be happy to give you further advice.

 

[foxhole]

I think the OP realises nothing will match exactly , even two planks from the same tree can have a different finished appearance .

 

[big-all]

in my humble opinion

the last thing you should be doing is treating all the same as it will turn into a gloopy mishmash off nothing
celebrate the differences treat the woods according to use and levels off wear expected
experiment with different finishes even on the same wood in different areas to bring out the woods individuality


but purely a personal taste

 

[taylojon]

Thank you for the advice and opinions. All much appreciated.

I’m interested in learning more about wood dye however. I take it this differs from stain?

I inherited the kitchen in its current state. I think the floor must be pine and the countertops are oak from Wickes.

Whoever did the kitchen first time around managed to get a good colour match. I doubt it was a professional job as very little in the flat is.

Do you reckon sanding everything back to bare wood and using a dye would at least get me close. I am not expecting all the woods to match exactly but would like in the same ballpark, as at present the pine sticks out too much.

 

[taylojon]

And I know the sanding will be labour intensive. It took me about 4 months to prep the floors in the other rooms and hallway. So I’m not too worried about that. Whatever I can do to get things done.