Submitted by: Woody Wood

There are some ways to preserve your wood furnitures, your woodworks and your wood floor. A good maintenance is certainly a good way to preserve them, but apply a stain on them is really a good idea. In more, apply a stain on your furniture will give a great look at your wood furnitures and will give a very nice ambiance at your decor.

But applying a stain requires some preparation step-by-step. In fact, staining wood furniture can sometime be a hard work. To make this task much easier and to achieve remarkable results, go ahead with these easy step-by-step instructions. If you follow them, you will find it easier to done the job, than you ever thought. So let s begin with the first step.

First of all: The preparation of your wood furniture.

It is necessary that you entirely remove the paint on the piece of furniture to be stained. There are different products in stores specifically intended for this purpose. Those products willtake off presence of paint and varnish, stripping off your furniture to the denuded wood on which to put on stain. The next step of the work is to sand your furniture with sandpaper (120-150 grit) to remove bumps and irregularities. For better finishes, you should always sand in the same direction as the wood grain.

Then: Apply a stain on your furniture.

Now that your furniture is properly stripped and and thoroughly sanded, you can proceed to the staining process. First, clean up the furniture surface entirely, removing any kind of presence of dirt. Once you’ve made sure that the wood surface to be treated is ok and dry, mix the stain until the shade you want is attained and then test the color on tiny piece of your furniture. You are actually ready to stain your furniture with a sponge made for this kind of job.

Common stains are water-based stains, hybrid stains, and finally oil-based stains. Water-based stains are more economical and also the easiest to apply. The principal advantages to apply oil-based hybrid stains are their low odor and much faster drying time.

Note: In most instances, only one coat is needed if using a good quality wood stain.

To finish: Apply a varnish on your furniture.

The final step is to varnish the furniture. The varnish helps to protect the wood from scratches, wear, and UV rays, as well as render a great finish (semi-gloss, gloss, matte or satin).

Take a note: For better protection, varnish must be applied in two coats.

For regular maintenance of your furniture: It is certain that used a cleaner specialy designed for wood furnitures is the best. You can use without problem a wood floor cleaner that is design for hardwood and laminate floors. That will simplify care and maintenance of your wood furniture and keep their beauty and their look.

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About the Author: Woody-Wood Man writes articles on many topics in link with woodcraft and wood works like ‘Staining wood furniture’. He talks about refinishing hardwood floors, faux wood finish technics or the art to apply wood stain on furniture. For more details visit the Web site

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