Brazilian Cherry Hardwood Flooring Stain Colors

In general the darker you go the less red you ll see.

Brazilian cherry hardwood flooring stain colors.

The darker streaks give it an exotic expression. Our clear grade brazilian cherry has very minimal color and grain variation. Heartwood has a red to orange brown hue in the beginning which deepens to a reddish brown with age. Water and oil based stains are available.

Most exotic woods are very oily and that adds another element to finishing exotic woods. Go darker with a very dark stain first the easier way to eliminate and drown out the redness is brazilian cherry or mahogany or american cherry is to simply use a darker stain to camouflage the redness. Brazilian cherry jatoba our most popular product. Brazilian cherry lite is actually a different species.

Directional grain variations exist in brazilian cherry wood and any stain will enhance the grain. Very hard and durable flooring with a deep red brown cherry appearance. Once that was allowed to dry we applied a sealer to lock in the color and block any oil that naturally occurs in brazilian cherry. Color varies from yellowish hues to pink reds to dark reds with black striping.

Stain colors like black onyx and ebony will override the wine red tones and leave.