Stained Beech Wood Cabinets

Regular oil stains are problematic when applied right to the bare wood even if sanded properly.

Stained beech wood cabinets.

Some types of wood like pine cherry birch and maple are notoriously difficult to stain. Working with beech tree building company was the best part of our kitchen project. Birch cabinets have a fine grain. Often times these are painted but stain looks great on them.

Fresh green wood stain cabinets stained a leafy deep green from sherwin williams would look amazing atop a rich black walnut wood floor. With sherwin williams stain colors you can let the natural wood shine through match grain colors or cover unsightly blemishes. Our kitchen cabinets were a perfect custom solution to what we needed were made with the sustainable materials we wanted and fit our budget. Hickory and maple for example are two of the hardest wood species that are used for cabinets and are normally more expensive than softer woods like.

Hampton bay hampton ready to assemble 36x34 5x24 in. European beech on the other hand even though it sands to a high polish will absorb more stain and will show the grain of the wood even on darker finishes. It is a hard strong durable wood with a fairly straight grain pattern and a relatively smooth surface. Giving your home a perfect color palette goes beyond paint.

Begin by lightly sanding the wood with a 120 grit sand paper. Colors vary from light to mid tone brown with some dark brown heartwood streaks. Beech is a plentiful sustainable carefully managed species. Woods like cherry pine and birch can become blotchy and unattractive when stained unless you use a sealer before staining.

Set your store to see. Regardless of birch or oak make sure you prepare the wood properly. Wood species such as hickory maple or beech will resist scratching and denting at a higher degree when compared to other softer species like walnut alder or mahogany but they will also cost more. Corner sink base kitchen cabinet in unfinished beech view the unfinished collection in beech 100 00 100 00.

If you put a cherry stain on the birch will look like cherry. Knots and irregular grain may be present but are generally kept to a minimum. Keep the countertops simple with a medium gray quartz material such as caesarstone s concrete. If the desired look is to mute the grain using a sanding sealer to fill the pores of the wood would allow european beech to achieve that look as well.

Needs and desires were listened to and beech tree helped us find exactly the type of materials and design we wanted. For the best results test the possible finishes on scrap pieces before you start. Beech simply will not accept stain very evenly also known as blotching.