Antique Wood Floors Need Re-Staining
If you have ever lived in a home with a wood floor you understand the beauty of having wood floors. More and more home builders are building homes with wood floors because of the look, the natural beauty, the ease in care and the warmth it brings to a home. All of the homes in the early part of the century were made with wood floors. These floors would be considered antique wood floors today. Some have been carpeted over which is unfortunate because a wood floor is very beautiful, especially the old antique wood floors. If you were to remove the carpet from a home that is 100 hundred years old you would find a beautiful hand laid antique wood floor. Usually the only thing needed to restore the beauty and luster to this antique floor would be to re-stain it.
Re-Staining
Re-staining today is not much different then it was a hundred years ago and, therefore, an antique wood floor will take a contemporary stain quite easily. It is very easy to update and restore an antique wood floor by re-staining it. The luster and beauty is easily lifted and your old home will feel new again. Stripping the floor of its old stain is the first thing that needs to be done to the floor before you begin the process of staining.
This can be done by you or there are many refinishing companies that specialize in antique wood floors. If there is a crack or rotten piece of wood they can mend and support the floor. Many designers will always check for a wood floor underneath a carpet when redesigning the interior of an older home. It is always very beautiful to pull a carpet up to reveal a beautiful antique wood floor underneath it. It is almost like finding a treasure. After staining, the next process is to find pretty area rugs to cover parts of the floor. These rugs are needed to help with the sound barriers and to provide an extra piece of warmth to the room.
The rugs are always coordinated to offset the beauty of the antique wood floors. Beautiful, colorful fabrics always look fabulous against wood floors in the draperies and the furniture that is placed on the floor. Wooden furniture placed on these wood floors always show off their beauty when placed on a wooden floor. Traditional and contemporary surroundings can both be used with antique wood floors. Depending on the stain color will determine a contemporary or traditional setting. The lighter the stain the more contemporary the room will feel. However, whatever color of stain you use on your antique wood floor, the floor will always keep it antiquity charm.
