{"id":1246,"date":"2014-06-06T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T16:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T14:42:05","slug":"black-wood-finishes-and-more-sophisticated-decor-inside-and-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/black-wood-finishes-and-more-sophisticated-decor-inside-and-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Wood Finishes &#8211; Sophisticated Decor Inside and Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s much more to d\u00e9cor than plain white. How about its diametric and dramatic opposite, \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product\/manns-classic-wood-dye\" target=\"_blank\">\na black wood finish<\/a>? It&#8217;s a simple way to achieve stunning, contemporary and highly unusual effects and it&#8217;s bang on trend. The shabby chic look can be dark as well as light, and the effects can be absolutely breathtaking.<\/p>\n<p>As with any wood finishing project, it&#8217;s essential to do a small\u00a0test patch first to make sure you&#8217;ll get the effect you&#8217;ve decided upon. Luckily many of the products we stock are\u00a0available in small sample sizes, which makes it\u00a0easy to test-drive\u00a0different variations and get the very best result.<\/p>\n<p><!--<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1256\" alt=\"Stylish Black Wood Coffee Table\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Black-finish-coffee-table.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" \/-- srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Black-finish-coffee-table.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Black-finish-coffee-table-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s\u00a0a detailed look at black wood finishes and a host of sophisticated\u00a0black finish looks&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>How to use black finishes for wood, black wood dye and more<\/h2>\n<p>How to achieve black semi translucent or opaque finishes on\u00a0interior and exterior wooden surfaces? First, let&#8217;s look at the areas where black wood finishes really come into their own.<\/p>\n<p>Black stains and other wood finishes are commonly used on interior and exterior wooden beams, decking, real wood flooring, engineered flooring and barns. But they&#8217;re fast\u00a0becoming more popular on furniture, partly\u00a0thanks to the hot trend for shabby chic design and up-cycling. Forget the\u00a0nasty\u00a0black ash veneer stuff so many of us\u00a0bought from Argos in the late &#8217;80s and early 1990s. Today&#8217;s contemporary trend is gentler, aiming for a\u00a0more natural, softer look rather than cheap and spotlessly\u00a0shiny.<\/p>\n<p>You want to\u00a0achieve that beautiful\u00a0contemporary black finish. In this blog we\u2019ll be tackling many of the common questions we get asked in relation to black wood finishes, to help you achieve the look you&#8217;ve been dreaming about.\u00a0It&#8217;s time to bring it out of your mind&#8217;s eye and into reality.<\/p>\n<h3>What is a black wood finish?<\/h3>\n<p>First, you need to pin down the exact effect you&#8217;re looking for, which will be driven by the project in hand.\u00a0Do you want to transform interior or exterior wood? Do you want a fabulously trendy and subtle\u00a0black wash, where the gorgeous natural wood grain can still be clearly seen? Or a beautiful, deep, solid black, where the wood&#8217;s natural texture is\u00a0more or less\u00a0obscured for a fine, even\u00a0finish?<\/p>\n<h3>Beautiful black stains for wood &#8211; Water-based wood stains and dyes<\/h3>\n<p>One highly\u00a0popular way to achieve a cool\u00a0black finish on interior wooden surfaces is to use Manns water-based wood stains or dyes in black&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"\/product\/manns-classic-wood-dye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Manns Classic Wood Dye<\/strong><\/a> is highly\u00a0concentrated, perfect for an\u00a0opaque black finish on flooring, furniture and more. While it delivers a stunning\u00a0deep black result,\u00a0depending on the type of wood and how smooth it is, the texture and pattern &#8211; although not the colour or fine detail of the wood grain &#8211; can still be seen. The finished effect is visually interesting, letting the beauty of the wood shine through\u00a0an opaque\u00a0finish\u00a0that&#8217;s wonderfully dark, dramatic and full of personality.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"\/product\/manns-pine-wood-stain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Manns Classic Pine<\/strong><\/a> <strong>and<\/strong> \n<a href=\"\/product\/manns-oak-wood-stain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Oak Stains<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are similar to their excellent\u00a0wood dyes, but\u00a0more diluted, which means you get a lovely\u00a0translucent finish where the grain of the wood can clearly be seen through the black stain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Both the wood stain and dye can be diluted with\u00a0water &#8211; as much or as little as you like &#8211; to achieve any level of black, everything\u00a0from a barely detectable wash to a gorgeous jet black effect. One thing to take note of:\u00a0the brown stripes that make up the grain structure of certain woods do tend to show through. One way to subdue this and get rid of the brown altogether is to simply add another coat. The products&#8217; flexibility means there&#8217;s a whole world of finishing effects at your fingertips, to suit every project and taste. And both products are remarkably easy to use, even if you&#8217;re a novice.<\/p>\n<p><!--<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1257\" alt=\"Black Wood Floor Stain\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/black-wood-floor-stain.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/black-wood-floor-stain.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/black-wood-floor-stain-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>--><\/p>\n<h3>Do you need to seal black wood stain?<\/h3>\n<p>In a word, yes. Water-based wood stains are simply pigments. So you need to seal the finished article with a \n<a href=\"\/product-type\/waxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nwood wax<\/a>, \n<a href=\"\/product-type\/oils\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nwood oil<\/a> or \n<a href=\"\/product-type\/varnishes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nwood\u00a0varnish<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;ve stained furniture, doors,\u00a0picture frames or even a black shabby chic mirror frame, you can use a clear wax to seal it.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;ve stained an object that needs a more durable finish than wax because it gets heavier wear, a varnish like\u00a0\n<a href=\"\/product\/manns-extra-tough-interior-varnish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Manns Extra Tough Interior Varnish<\/strong><\/a> or \n<a href=\"\/product\/manns-extra-tough-floor-varnish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Manns Extra Tough Floor Varnish<\/strong><\/a> is perfect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth bearing in mind that while\u00a0wax polishes are very good at maintaining the colour of the black stain, varnishes and oils tend to take the edge off the colour so it ends up looking more like\u00a0rich, exotic ebony.<\/p>\n<p>An alternative to varnish on floors, table tops and other interior wooden surfaces is a hard wax oil like\u00a0\n<a href=\"\/product\/osmo-polyx-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Osmo Polyx Oil<\/strong><\/a> or \n<a href=\"\/product\/fiddes-hard-wax-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Fiddes Hard Wax Oil<\/strong><\/a>. Both are impressively durable, easy to maintain and perfect for areas that demand a high\u00a0level of protection against wear and tear.<\/p>\n<h3>Interior Black Wood Oils &#8211; A Host of Fabulous Black Wood Effects<\/h3>\n<p>Wood oils offer a good all-round solution. They&#8217;re\u00a0easy to use, durable, easy to repair and with the right combination of products can produce a varied range of extremely attractive black wood effects. Black wood oils are available for both interior and exterior wood and are usually semi-translucent, which means you can see the lovely grain through the colour, a finish that delivers depth, personality\u00a0and plenty of visual interest.<\/p>\n<p>For use on interior furniture, picture frames, doors and other surfaces that don&#8217;t suffer much wear and tear, we recommend:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"\/product\/osmo-wood-wax-finish-transparent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Osmo Wood Wax Finish Transparent<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for a subtle brown\/black finish.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"\/product\/fiddes-hard-wax-oil-tints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Fiddes Hard Wax Oil Tints in\u00a0Ebony<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which also delivers a superb, rich\u00a0brown\/black finish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wood oils are designed to be applied thinly and worked into the surface grain of the wood, so 90% percent of the product sinks in and just 10% or so\u00a0remains\u00a0on the surface. As we mentioned when talking about white wood finishes in a previous post,\u00a0it helps to treat it like sun cream &#8211;\u00a0apply a small amount at a time and work it in until it disappears. If you apply too much, too quickly, you risk ending up with a streaky,\u00a0uneven finish, obvious\u00a0brush strokes and a finish that takes forever to dry. So chill&#8230; take it slow and easy.<\/p>\n<p>Osmo\u2019s advice is to finish coloured oils with a coat of clear oil, for a very good reason.\u00a0When a floor becomes marked, the clear finish gets marked first, rather than the colour itself. Which means scratches, scuffs\u00a0and other marks are\u00a0less noticeable.<\/p>\n<p>While wood oils are easy to maintain and repair,\u00a0applying two coats of black wood oil is still a good idea, especially if you want to create a particularly deep, strong shade.<\/p>\n<p><!--<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/black-varnished-table.jpg\" alt=\"black-varnished-table\" width=\"600\" height=\"537\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/black-varnished-table.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/black-varnished-table-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>--><\/p>\n<h3>Exterior black wood finishes &#8211; Beauty\u00a0plus durability<\/h3>\n<p>The fantastic thing about black is that it provides brilliant contrast and considerable drama. Imagine a deep, rich black garden shed in contrast with\u00a0the vibrant greens of the vegetation and the vivid shades of the flowers. Wow!<\/p>\n<p>For exterior wooden surfaces like\u00a0external doors, cladding, window frames and other types of exterior wood,\u00a0\n<a href=\"\/product\/osmo-wood-stain-protector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Osmo Natural Oil Wood Stain<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0provides a luscious\u00a0translucent brown \/ black finish. If you prefer an opaque finish, there&#8217;s \n<a href=\"\/product\/osmo-country-colour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Osmo Country Colour<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Charcoal (2703) or perhaps Anthracite Grey (2716).<\/p>\n<p>Fancy opaque black decking? What about\u00a0black exterior wooden beams, barns, stables,\u00a0fences and wooden garage doors? We recommend\u00a0one or two\u00a0coats of \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-finishes-direct.com\/product\/ronseal-one-coat-fence-life\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\" target=\"_blank\">\n<strong>Ronseal One Coat Shed and Fence Protector<\/strong><\/a>, which will help\u00a0protect the wood from biological threats like\u00a0mould, fungi, dry rot, woodworm and other wood related diseases as well as providing a great, solid\u00a0black base coat. Once it&#8217;s dry you can even over-coat it with\u00a0either \n<a href=\"\/product\/osmo-decking-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n<strong>Osmo Decking Oil (Black 020)<\/strong><\/a> for decked areas or one of the other Osmo exterior wood oils for doors and exterior joinery. You can also use Ronseal Shed and Fence Preserver on its own, which is more\u00a0cost effective but\u00a0less durable.<\/p>\n<h3>What about\u00a0black shabby chic furniture?<\/h3>\n<p>Shabby chic d\u00e9cor also works beautifully with\u00a0dark colours&#8230; and it looks fantastic. Imagine black chairs, a black table, black mirror frames and so on. The shabby chic look isn&#8217;t about achieving perfection. Quite the opposite &#8211; that&#8217;s\u00a0where the &#8216;shabby&#8217; bit comes in. So it&#8217;s perfect if you&#8217;re not quite 100% confident in your DIY abilities, a style where imperfections are a must &#8211; much more desirable than a seamless, perfect finish. For details about how to get the effect, see our special \n<a href=\"\/blog\/beautiful-interior-white-wood-finishes-for-dreamy-interiors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nblog post on White Wood Finishes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Black versus white &#8211; Which d\u00e9cor effect to choose?<\/h3>\n<p>How do you decide which shabby chic finish to go for? Here are three helpful hints:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>White brings items forward so they stand out more, black sends them backwards so they stand out less.<\/li>\n<li>Colours can look washed out against white, but they\u00a0glow much more dramatically against black.<\/li>\n<li>White makes things look bigger,\u00a0black makes things look smaller.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Want inspiration? Here&#8217;s a short list of places to go to see black shabby chic in action:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nickycornell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\nNicky Cornell<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a title=\"La Maison Chic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.la-maison-chic.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\nLa Maison Chic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a title=\"The French Bedroom Company\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frenchbedroomcompany.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\nThe French Bedroom Company<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a title=\"How to Create Shabby Chic Furniture \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ECXDgaBJoAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\nHow to Create Shabby Chic Furniture <\/a>&#8211; A great video on YouTube<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alternatively, do a Google Images search for visual inspiration. Or explore \n<a title=\"Pinterest images of shabby chic furniture\" href=\"http:\/\/gb.pinterest.com\/046c86mg\/shabby-chic-furniture-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\nPinterest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Need help?<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for the perfect black interior or exterior wood finish, our\u00a0guide should hopefully help you make the right choice. If\u00a0you\u2019re still unsure or have any questions we haven&#8217;t answered, why not \n<a href=\"\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\ncall our friendly experts<\/a>? They are always on-hand to offer help and advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s much more to d\u00e9cor than plain white. How about its diametric and dramatic opposite, a black wood finish? It&#8217;s a simple way to achieve stunning, contemporary and highly unusual effects and it&#8217;s bang on trend. 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