Staining the cedar is the absolute best way to ensure this especially in areas that have four season climates.
Dark stained cedar beams.
What you get is a very uniform opaque color.
To help you properly stain your newly built outdoor structure we ve come up.
They are a rough cedar ish kind of wood and appear to be solid pieces although i d bet that they are not does anyone have any ideas on how i could lighten their look.
Gel stains are really different from your traditional stain they don t need to be wiped off and they basically cover like a paint.
How to stain wood beams without sanding.
7 tips painting or staining cedar wood siding walking into a paint store can be overwhelming trying to decide which paint or stain coating you wish to provide your exterior cedar wood and siding as there are many varieties.
The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light.
Staining cedar with a solid color stain.
Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.
Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color.
I have dark wood beams in my living room and i want to lighten them without painting them.
Gorgeous kitchen features ceilings accented with dark stained cedar beams over a white center island topped with a white marble curved countertop in calacatta borghini marble fitted with a gas cooktop and lined with french x back counter stools.