The internal staircase is a functional element and a noticeable accent in the interior of the house. Most often it is built from pine wood. The task of the designer is to make sure that the architectural component blends harmoniously into the environment and performs its tasks for as long as possible. To do this, a pine staircase is treated with special means and painted in accordance with overall design.
What are the advantages of making stairs from pine
During the construction and decoration of budget wooden houses pine wood is used. This wood is not as durable as oak, cedar or larch, but is quite durable, more common, cheap and available. Pine ate better, because it has a denser texture and much less knots that reduce the strength of lumber.
Pine products are distinguished by a pleasant light golden or almost white color and a unique pattern.
Pine has a pleasant light golden or almost white color.
Features of pine wood
Pine is somewhat more difficult to work with than cedar or oak. Soft wood needs fine sanding and careful selection of processing agents.
The density of the material depends on the growing conditions of the tree:
- AT warm periods intensively growing fibers form a loose array. Cold years provide hard and dense wood.
- Pine harvested in the mountains has a dense and uniform texture, while pine grown on sandy soils has a light, loose, fibrous texture.
- The northern pine is better than the material obtained in the southern latitudes.
Therefore, most of the resulting lumber absorbs the processing agents unevenly. Unsightly spots appear under the transparent coating, which is extremely unpleasant for aesthetic reasons. Gum (resin) contributes to the appearance of color spots on the surface of pine products. If the raw material is prepared in winter period, when the bulk of the resin is pumped by the tree into root system, the fibers remain drier, cleaner and stronger. They evenly absorb processing agents. On wood cut down during the spring-summer sap flow, stains and stains appear. Brought into a warm, dry room, it begins to push the resin out.
The steps of internal stairs are usually built from edged massive board. But often they use a glued board, which has greater strength and wear resistance. The difference in the color of the lamellas from which such a board is assembled is especially noticeable. In addition, due to changes in humidity, the lamellas begin to warp over time, gaps form between them.
On a glued board, the difference in the color of the lamellas is especially noticeable
If you wish to leave the interfloor wooden stairs its original natural color, you will have to use special means processing: primer, mastic, wax, stain. A simpler option is to apply a decorative opaque coating to a pine staircase.
Why you need to paint your home
The statement that a tree is beautiful and does not need to be painted is fundamentally wrong. Wood does have an attractive appearance, but it is very vulnerable to insects, mold, hard shoe soles, dirt, and fire. Steps wear out especially quickly.
Stair rungs wear out the fastest
Therefore, it is necessary to paint a pine staircase. If you want to see the natural pattern of wood, paint at least with a colorless varnish, but be sure to paint!
The paint creates a solid protective covering, which does not allow premature "wearing out" wood fibers. It is inedible for the bug and unsuitable for the settlement of rot and mold. Impregnation at times enhance protection and extend the life of the product.
How to paint
For the processing of pine stairs are used:
In order for the coating to turn out to be of high quality and durable, cover the wood only with high-quality materials purchased in specialized stores or from manufacturers.
Which coloring material to choose: a comparison table
Types of paints | Advantages | disadvantages |
Oily | Moisture-resistant, saturated color, create a reliable protective film | They dry for a long time, do not “breathe”, have a sharp toxic smell, lose their shine in places of wear, are afraid of alkalis, and can peel off over time |
Moisture resistant, form the most durable and smooth surface, dry quickly, lie flat | They give only a matte surface, are intended only for interior work |
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Acrylic, acrylate | Moisture-repellent, breathable, water-soluble, quick-drying, low-odour, smooth application | Gives only a matte finish |
Alkyd | Moisture resistant, dry quickly, form a smooth surface with a polishing effect |
For stairs, use matte or semi-gloss paints. Glossy steps and railings from constant use lose their luster over time and look untidy. It will not be possible to quickly refresh the color, you will have to grind and repaint all surfaces.
Materials and tools
- Primer
- Thinner, paint cleaner
- Paint, enamel, varnish
- Putty on wood
- sealant
- masking tape
- Protective film
- Putty knife
- Napkins, rags, rags
- Scraper
- Sanding tool, sandpaper
- Mini rollers, brushes
- Protective equipment: gloves, respirator ("petal" or others).
How to work with paint or enamel
All work with paints and solvents should be carried out in the warm season to ensure constant ventilation of the room.
Video: How to paint steps with paint
The procedure for working with varnish
Preparation and coating of stairs with wood stain + video
- Complete everything preliminary work: protection of adjacent surfaces, cleaning, puttying, sealing, grinding.
- Use a paint brush to apply stain to one step. Leave on for 2-3 minutes to absorb. With a dry, lint-free cotton cloth, carefully wipe off excess material, moving it only in the longitudinal direction.
- Treat all steps, balusters, railings in the same way.
- If the color of the impregnation turned out to be uneven, repeat the treatment. In order for the stain to lay down more evenly, not to leave stains, to better emphasize the texture of the wood, moisten the surface with water before applying it. When working with the stain, wear rubber gloves, as contact with soiled rags is inevitable.
Before staining the entire staircase, experiment with the tone in a small, inconspicuous area.
Finishing varnish (with video instructions)
- For stairs, it is desirable to use matte and semi-gloss varnishes. They do not show signs of wear, and the slip coefficient of the matte surface is lower, which makes the stairs safer.
Glossy surface wear looks especially unsightly
- Combined coatingFor painting the internal stairs, you can use the combined method. For example, paint the vertical parts of the steps and balusters with paint, and protect the more worn horizontal parts of the steps and railings with parquet varnish.
The best varnish for steps is polyurethane parquet. It is expensive, but extremely durable.
When working with a spray gun, the use of a respirator is mandatory.
Painting interior stairs is not difficult and is quite affordable. home master. If you have purchased quality materials and during the work they followed the technology, your staircase will fulfill its tasks and look brilliant for a very long time.
Pine wood has a noble texture, rich natural shades and is distinguished by a long service life. These qualities determine the consistently high consumer demand for furniture made from this natural material.
It should be understood that wood requires proper care, which will increase its strength and extend its service life. Most often, varnish is used to cover furniture made of pine furniture board. This has important benefits:
- The consumer can buy furniture for the headset from different manufacturers - a colorless varnish will make all items the same from an aesthetic point of view.
- Varnish, unlike coloring mixtures, is distributed evenly over the surface, which emphasizes the beauty of natural wood.
- Pine belongs to inexpensive materials, and varnishing increases its final cost.
In addition to varnish, paints and stains are used to cover pine wood products. The process of staining is quite complicated and requires experience with a spray gun, and staining is usually done with a wide brush or roller.
What is furniture coating?
Wood processing is carried out for various purposes: giving desired color, improving quality characteristics, improving moisture and heat resistance. For example, a combination of a tinting composition (stain) and parquet or yacht varnish will make the set strong, beautiful and durable.
Today, manufacturers have launched the production of furniture made of pine, tinted like cherry, beech, oak, walnut and other species. However, these technologies can satisfy only a certain group of consumers, since the products on the market do not differ in any breadth. colors, nor a variety of aesthetic images. That is why many connoisseurs of natural material decide on a difficult step: self-painting wooden furniture and interior items. And here a reasonable question arises: how to cover furniture board from pine?
To date, there are three main technologies for wood processing:
- Toning;
- Solid painting;
- Varnishing.
Pine furniture painting options
To get started, ask yourself a few questions:
- Do you want to emphasize the natural tone of the wood or paint over it?
- What is the structure of the source material (the presence of irregularities, knots, defects)?
- How will the product fit in with other items and the overall design of the room?
The choice of method and means of covering a wooden set or individual items depends on the answers to these questions.
Furniture tinting
Pine is distinguished by its natural color, which is dominated by amber-golden tones. Furniture made of this wood "breathes" and harmonizes with any interior, from the living room to the children's room.
Tinting emphasizes the natural color of the material and hides its defects, highlights the wood structure and evens out uneven shades. In addition, this technology can give raw materials non-standard colors, as well as an imitation effect. valuable breeds trees.
Thinking about how to cover furniture from a furniture board? Processing is carried out, as a rule, with aniline dyes and aqueous solutions of salts, tannins and acids. These products interact well with water and are quickly absorbed into the material.
In the process of tinting wood, a number of important criteria should be taken into account:
- The working surface must be sanded before and after processing;
- The tinting agent is superimposed on the primer layer;
- Dark spots, streaks and other dye defects will spoil the final result - you need to get rid of them;
- After staining, the material must dry.
Furniture varnishing and painting
If desired, you can varnish the furniture board or just paint it. AT general view these works are reduced to the following actions:
- The surface of the furniture is cleaned of the old coating, all defects, knots and roughness are removed;
- The wood is deresined;
- All irregularities and cracks are sealed with putty;
- Using a roller or a wide brush, a primer is applied;
- The first layer of paint is applied and cleaned with fine sandpaper;
- A second coat of paint is applied.
Pine wood has heterogeneity, which complicates the staining process. In particular, its high resin content does not allow uniform coverage of the entire surface of the product. To solve this problem, the furniture board should be deresined.
Removing excess resin is not only a guarantee quality processing material, but also care for the aesthetics of wooden furniture. The fact is that resin streaks acquire a dark color over time and spoil appearance products or furnishings. But still, their main drawback is the inability to evenly apply a primer, paint and varnishes - the resin creates irregularities on working surface and releases a sticky film that prevents the absorption of the applied products.
How is wood deresining done? First you need to prepare a special liquid consisting of industrial alcohol (10 g), 25% technical solution of acetone (0.2 kg), potassium carbonate (50 g), soap flakes (50 g), ordinary baking soda(50 g) and one liter hot water. This product is applied to the surface, then it is thoroughly washed and dried. Too large resin growths can be cut with a knife and puttied.
Thus, the treatment of wood with stains, paints and varnishes will not only give solid pine furniture a juicy rich color, but also extend its service life. In addition, these processes can be carried out independently, without resorting to the help of third-party specialists.
It should be added that the strength and aesthetic characteristics of the material depend not only on the quality of the impregnation, but also on the characteristics of the feedstock. The Angara Plus company produces , 25 and 40 mm, which combines high practicality, environmental friendliness and affordable cost.
The main advantages of pine furniture are a pleasant texture, reasonable cost and a long service life. It is these factors that have become the main reason for its popularity among consumers. However, in most cases, wooden products are not tinted or painted, but only covered with a transparent varnish.
Pine furniture is durable, beautiful appearance and relatively low cost.
There are several good reasons for this:
- buyers without any problems can compose a furniture set to their taste, regardless of the manufacturer, since the final finish with a colorless varnish wooden products from pine will be the same for everyone;
- According to its structure, pine belongs to loose wood species. And when applied to the surface of the coloring mixtures, the distribution of the pigment is not quite uniform, which can somewhat spoil appearance wooden headset;
- the presence of the formation of knots in the tree, even with high-quality drying of the material, does not guarantee the absence of traces of vegetable resins. And this has a significant impact on the color of the tree during operation;
- since solid pine furniture is in the segment of inexpensive sets, its subsequent processing will lead to an increase in the cost of the final product.
But what to do when you want to have an exclusive collection of wooden furniture?
Ways to paint pine furniture
Toning emphasizes the natural color of pine and hides various wood defects.
Despite some peculiarities of pine wood staining, consumer demand for painted furniture is constantly growing. Manufacturers are developing and launching the production of headsets tinted like cherry, walnut, oak. To this end, a complete renovation of both expensive equipment and retraining of specialized specialists is underway.
Expansion of the range of manufactured products allows satisfying only a small part of buyers for painted furniture. By standardizing the process of changing the type of products in this way, the manufacturer will not be able to offer a full range of colors in any case. For this reason, many consumers take the risky step of painting solid pine furniture themselves.
Types of painting a pine wood headset:
- toning;
- solid painting;
- varnishing.
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Solid wood furniture tinting
Pine wood has a very beautiful natural color, golden amber, which allows you to fit such furniture into almost any kind of interior.
Having given it the necessary shade with the help of tinting, the wood structure remains as environmentally friendly and continues to “breathe”.
Furniture tinting is the process of changing the color of a surface with dyes while maintaining its visible structure. Dyeing is carried out in order to prepare the wood for a transparent finish.
It is best to paint pine furniture in several layers, overwriting the previous layers with fine sandpaper.
Toning allows you to:
- enhance the natural color of wood and highlight its texture;
- to even out the uneven color of the product details;
- paint light wood in a darker tone, which allows you to perfectly hide some surface defects;
- give pine furniture the look of a valuable breed;
- get a color unusual for a tree: gray, green, blue.
For the processing of pine furniture, artificial aniline dyes, aqueous solutions of tannins, acids and salts are used, which have light-resistant properties, are well absorbed by wood and easily dissolve in water.
When tinting pine wood, the following factors are taken into account:
- The surface to be treated must be very carefully sanded. It is desirable to finish the finish with sanding paper No. 180.
- Before tinting, the pine must be treated with a wood conditioner (special primer).
- The surface of the products should not contain dark spots, stains of the dye.
- After high-quality painting, pine furniture acquires a flat surface with a low gloss.
After the entire surface of the furniture has been stained, it should dry well. Next, the wood is varnished or covered with a translucent paint.
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Varnishing and painting products
Before applying the varnish, it is necessary to cover the surface of the furniture with a primer and allow it to dry.
If desired, pine furniture can be painted in a uniform matt color or varnished.
Painting pine furniture brings a lot of difficulties that arise due to the characteristics of wood. Such moments arise due to the presence of resinous substances on the treated surface, which does not evenly cover the product. Therefore, before painting the furniture, it will need to be deresined, which will be discussed below.
The technology for applying paint or varnish consists of:
- Remove old furniture from furniture. If there are knots and bumps, remove them.
- Detar the wood.
- Repair cracks or chips with putty and allow to dry.
- Apply the primer with a wide brush or roller.
- After the primer dries, you can start painting the furniture. If there is a large amount of work to be done, then it is better to use an airbrush or roller. In other cases, you can get by with a small brush.
- cover the surface coloring composition better in several layers. Immediately before application, sand the previous layer with fine sandpaper.
For high-quality application and coating stability, it is better to use the following materials:
Before you start varnishing or painting, make sure that there is no pine resin left on the surface.
- varnishes. Can be made on a nitrocellulose or alcohol basis. Regardless of the type chosen, they perfectly emphasize the natural color of the pine and dry quickly enough;
- enamel. They completely hide the texture of the wood, and the furniture takes on the appearance of plastic or MDF. For high-quality application and coating stability, it is better to use high-strength polyurethane enamels. Before applying the paint mixture must be thoroughly shaken;
- paints. The pigmented composition of the coloring mixtures hides minor defects. As for alkyd and urethane-alkyd, the former are well applied, and the latter are suitable for previously painted surfaces.
Many carpenters prefer pine for ease of processing, low weight, low price and ubiquitous availability.
And with a transparent finish, its wood seems to radiate a warm glow that is rarely found in other species.
What don't you like?
If more is required dark color the result of staining is often unpredictable because pure pine wood absorbs liquid unevenly, resulting in unnatural, mottled, or zebra-like staining.
But one should not refuse to work with this wonderful material just because of this. Pine can be successfully tinted evenly - it only takes a little time to prepare it.
4 steps to uniform tinting of pine
Several species of related botanical species can be found in piles of pine planks, but usually sellers make no distinction, calling them "pine". But even boards from the same species can differ significantly in their ability to absorb stain, and this increases the risk of unpredictable results. To deal with this, you'll need to test the finishing techniques on test pieces cut from the same boards used in the project. And this is the most correct method, which we want to demonstrate in order to save you from doubt.
1. Buy the "right" boards.
Pine usually has a lot of knots, but this lack is considered an integral part of its attractiveness. You just have to avoid knots that are too large or so-called dead knots, which are weak and often fall out, as well as clusters of knots near the core or those around which the direction of the wood fibers changes abruptly. Falling knots can be securely fixed with epoxy glue.
2. Smoothly sand the surfaces.
By successively changing the abrasive numbers, finish mechanical grinding#180 discs, and then additionally sand by hand with a #180 sanding pad, moving it along the grain to remove any marks left by the sander. After that one more time 
sand the ends with #220 sandpaper so they don't absorb too much stain.
3. Prime the wood.
As you can see in the first three samples in the top row, staining bare pine wood results in uneven toning and staining. The stain-gel is absorbed less than the usual liquid, so the surface color is more even. However, the board still looks mottled due to the too strong contrast of the lines formed by the layers of early and late wood. To put an end to the uneven absorption of the stain, it is necessary to prime the surface.
We tried four methods, starting with a simple sanding with #320 sandpaper and applying three different formulations: shellac, a factory primer conditioner specifically designed for wood with uneven absorbency, and a polyurethane tampon compound (called polish, which you can make by mixing equal parts of polyurethane and white spirit).
When the surfaces primed with these compositions were completely dry, we lightly sanded them along the fibers with an abrasive sponge No. 320 and applied a liquid stain. The swatch primed with polyurethane polish (the last swatch in the top row) turned out to be the most evenly colored, and we chose this method to prepare the surfaces for the next step.
4. Apply the gel stain to the pine
Why pine gel stain is better
While you can successfully apply any stain to a diluted polyurethane primed surface, a gel stain gives you more control over the result if you want to achieve deep, rich color.
Due to its thicker consistency, you can apply it in a thicker layer, which darkens the wood more, and apply several such layers in succession. The bottom row of samples shows the effect of applying the next layer of gel-stain over the dried one.
Sequential application can take a long time, as each stain must dry completely. In addition, there is a risk of partially damaging the first layer when applying the next one. On the same board, we tested the gel stain by applying it directly to bare wood after sanding with #320 sandpaper without primer (the last two samples in the bottom row).
And in this case, just like when using a conventional liquid stain, spotting appeared. We also wanted to find out if sanding with #220 sandpaper before priming would improve the result compared to commonly used #180 paper. Turns out not (the first four samples in the bottom row).
Now you can start toning your pine products without fear of streaks and stains. However, don't be overconfident - you still need to test your chosen finishing method on scraps first.
Parquet tinting is a great opportunity to make the colors of the flooring more attractive and even completely change the style of the interior. In addition, such tinting is considered a fairly affordable procedure with which you can emphasize your individuality by making flooring more original and stylish. One of the most effective means for processing the floor is a lacquer for tinting.
The main advantages of tinting with varnish
Compared with oil and stain, this material has a number of advantages. For example, toning paint material It is quite easy to apply and at the same time allows you to apply a composition of a different color over time, while changing the shade of the floor.
To simply change the intensity of the color of the floor covering, it is enough to apply additional layers of paintwork material to it. Accordingly, the more layers, the more intense the shade will become.
Besides, the tinted paint and varnish material promotes increase in term of operation of a parquet. With the help of varnish, you can quickly restore the worn-out varnish coating.
Acrylic-based tinted lacquer is a fairly common floor covering. This paintwork material is based on acrylic water dispersion. Best of all, this tinting composition is suitable for wood and floor wood flooring giving the surface a beautiful and presentable appearance.
A distinctive feature of this varnish is fast drying.
Scope of application:
- outdoor and interior work on decorative and protective finishing of wood, in particular lining, plinths, platbands and various wooden panels;
- parquet tinting;
- interior work on mineral surfaces such as concrete, natural and fake diamond, brick.
The main characteristics of acrylic tinted varnish:
- color options: transparent glossy, mahogany, oak, walnut, pine, mountain ash and oregon;
- packing options: from one to ten kilograms;
- consumption parameters: 1 kg of varnish is enough to cover from 8 to 14 m2 of a floor or other wooden surface;
- drying time is at least one hour, however, complete hardening occurs only after two days.
Application rules
Before applying the toning paint and varnish material to the floor surface, it must be thoroughly mixed. , brush or spray on a previously prepared surface. It must be kept clean and dry.
Before applying varnish, it is better to sand or sand the floor covering, depending on the type of parquet. If it is necessary to apply a tinting paint and varnish composition on a mineral surface, then it should be carefully primed with varnish diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1.
Painting is carried out in two or three layers. In this case, the next layer can be applied only after the previous one has dried. To prevent the varnish from becoming thick, during operation it should be stirred at least once every half hour.
Applying tint paintwork It is recommended to carry out at a temperature of at least 12 degrees. After finishing work, the tool should be thoroughly rinsed with water so that it does not dry out and does not harden.
Color selection
The choice of colors for parquet tinting is an important procedure, which will determine the style of your interior and its originality. The standard oak color, made in yellow-brown tones, has already managed to get fed up with our compatriots. Therefore, more original shades, such as smoky or bog oak, are becoming increasingly popular.
In addition, if you want to make your interior more modern and interesting, then you can choose a varnish in the color of bleached or blackened oak.
At right choice colors, tinted paintwork material will help to make the interior more harmonious and stylish by achieving the most successful combination between the color of the floor and other elements.
In addition, tinting allows you to make old floors more presentable. At the same time, the pattern and texture of the tree is completely preserved.
Optimum colors of tinted varnish:
- Dark rich shades will give the floor an elegant and solid appearance. Such a coating is best combined with warm, cozy tones. Most often, dark tinting is used in modern interiors. The most beautiful dark tones- dark chestnut, bog oak, chocolate shade and so on.
- White tinted paint material will allow you to emphasize your individuality. Such a coating is just at the peak of fashion today. Of course, the floor, tinted in white, does not require particularly careful maintenance. On such a coating, the dust will be almost invisible, unlike the black floor. White tinted parquet will make your interior lighter and weightless.
- The brown tinted floor symbolizes comfort and reliability. It is a very versatile color as it suits almost any interior style. varnish Brown It goes well with all shades of furniture, from yellow to dark tones.
- Gray tinted paint material will help to make the parquet more elegant and solid. This color is combined with white and black interior elements. In addition, a floor covered in gray lacquer will look good with cold and autumn tones.
- Dark red and cherry toning will give your interior coziness and warmth. At the same time, under this color of the floor it will be more difficult to choose the optimal combination with other elements of the interior. For example, a similar floor is ideally combined with yellow, brown and green interior elements. At the same time, the red tinted paint and varnish composition is not combined with cold tones.
Thus, the tinted paint and varnish material will make parquet or any other wood coating more presentable and stylish. In addition, the application of tinting varnish will make the coating more wear-resistant and durable.
