Kitchen With Brazilian Cherry Floors

I get calls all the time especially among new home owners asking me how to get the red out of the cherry floors or how change the color to make.

Kitchen with brazilian cherry floors.

We use several methods to update brazilian cherry floors all of which contribute to a more subtle classic design. Photo courtesy of houzz. It is also known as jatoba locust or courbaril. Cherry wood flooring naturally contains a dark and rich red tone especially when polished to a gloss.

The variation of colors call attention to the intricate wood grains of this exotic hardwood flooring. Brazilian cherry floors feature a deep rich color palette with red undertones. Because there are so many different shades in this wood it is easy to pair it with many other wood furnishings in the home creating a warm and welcoming aesthetic. In reality this wood is not a member of the cherry family at all but is instead a legume species hymenaea courbaril.

Comments 1 these floors are brazilian cherry. What color cabinets in a kitchen with brazilian cherry hardwood floors. Wood including the bamboo is among this type that provides a natural look. Kitchen with jatoba hardwood flooring brazilian cherry types of hardwood floors in the kitchen.

Although this is a bathroom it gives you an idea of the look. Brazilian cherry a type of jatoba hardwood injects a warm rich tone into a home. Cons of brazilian cherry flooring brazilian cherry flooring often gets darker over time. Brazilian cherry in a modern home.

We recommend stains that contain quite a bit of green pigment which includes many medium and darker brown tones. The cabinets are maple. This was the last of our brazilian cherry floors. The warmth of the wood reflects some of the tones in the cherry floor.

Solid hardwood it is being milled from a piece of wood with the process of sanding and refinishing repetitions. Brazilian cherry floors were extremely popular 8 to 10 years but now these floors have become a bit dated as red floors are out of style and often don t match the rest of your hardwood flooring. The darkening process can take anywhere from a few days to a few months depending on the amount of light that hits the floor and the type of finish that was used during the process of preparing the flooring for installation. A type of hardwood commonly known as brazilian cherry was used as flooring in countless houses from 2000 to 2005.