Birch indoors
The best Osmo finishes for birch indoors
The best way to treat birch indoors is with Osmo Hardwax-Olie Original or TopOil, because birch naturally has little grain pattern, and a transparent oil highlights the light colour instead of hiding it under an opaque coating.
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In these videos you will see how to give light wood an untreated look, how to oil a wooden floor and which Osmo product suits your wood.
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Oil for birch indoors
For birch indoors, use Osmo Hardwax-Olie Original or Osmo TopOil. Birch has a fine, calm structure with little figure, and a transparent oil keeps that light appearance intact instead of hiding it under an opaque layer.
Which oil for which birch surface
For a birch floor, staircase or wall, choose Hardwax-Olie Original, in two thin coats. Birch plywood and solid birch are also widely used for cabinets, tables, desks and kitchens. There, TopOil is the best choice, because it resists coffee, wine and water and is food safe. Once dry, both are harmless to people, animals and plants, so they are also suitable for a child's bedroom.
Keeping birch light
An ordinary clear oil makes birch slightly warmer and more yellow, the so-called wet look. If you want the wood to stay light, apply Hardwax-Olie Effect Natural 3041 as the first coat. It contains a small amount of white pigment, specially for light wood species. Then finish with one coat of Hardwax-Olie Original. For tabletops, TopOil 3068 Natural does the same.
Adding colour to birch
Birch takes colour evenly. For a subtle wood tint, buff on one coat of Decorwas Transparant, for example in 3136 Berken, and finish with two coats of clear Hardwax-Olie Original. For a white or grey look on a floor or wall, use Hardwax-Olie Farbig. Always test a colour first on offcuts or an inconspicuous spot.
Caring for oiled birch
Clean furniture and tabletops with the Spray-Cleaner. Mop a floor with Wisch-Fix, and over time refresh worn areas with the Vloeibare Onderhoudswas, without sanding.
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