Oil finished wood floors

Although the look of knotted wood is sometimes desired for a rustic piece of furniture or to bring authenticity to cottage design, knots can pose a problem when a polished, painted look is the goal.

Say hello to my new kitchen floor… we’re best friends! Recently I shared how we installed our new pine hardwood floor, and now I’m back to share how we stained our floor using dark tung oil. I have to say I’m in love but I think you probably picked up on that! I’m always looking...

One of the toughest parts about hardwood floor refinishing is deciding what type of finish to use. No need to stress it! We’re here with some straightforward pros and cons for both of the main types of hardwood floor finishes to help you narrow down what is best for your next refinishing project. Denver Dustless … Oil-Based vs. Water-Based Hardwood Finish – What’s Best? Read More »

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The Intrepid Chatelaine on Instagram: "The Best French Floor Care Hack from only 3 natural ingredients to get château-chic floors!🌱🛠️ This French traditional floor-care hack has certainly stood the test of time and is a great method to nourish and protect untreated wooden floors. I was shocked at how expensive modern floor-care synthetic products are and for many square metres of oak parquet in our home @chateaudebourneau , we would require huge volumes and we didn’t want to spend 100s of…

Oil-modified polyurethanes have been the go-to finish for hardwood floors for decades, waterborne finishes have caught up in a big way but are not quite there yet. The greatest advantage of an oil-based polyurethane is how easily it adds a deep warmth to all woods. For beauty and protection, especially for pets we will recommend […]

You don't have to purchase chemicals to clean your hardwood floors, as olive oil will work...

Compare water based polyurethane to oil based polyurethane & decide which is best for your wood floor.

You may or may not remember that we took a different route when finishing our wood floors in our home. Instead of installing pre-finished floors or using polyurethane, we chose to finish unfinished yellow pine with pure tung oil. And in the two years we've been living with these floors, we have received hundreds of questions about how they are holding up. I guess we aren't the only ones who are interested in this beautiful, natural, nontoxic finish.