Recent content by Flying Swan

Yes, I've tried to explain that it will look rustic as soon as she stops looking after it. But there you go. Are you being serious with the bleaching option - because I think that's closer to what she wants. On reflection, oak probably wasn't the best choice of material! I've seen some wood...

Thanks ED65. Could you give some branded examples of a matt water-bourne polyurethane? I've just been looking at Osmo top oil (natural). Looks like it might give the effect I'm after? Also, how much effort do you think it's going to take to sand off the Danish oil? Just applied over the past...

Hi folks, First post here. Howdy. I've just finished installing 40mm full stave oak worktops in our new kitchen and have coated them with Danish oil. However, my wife is very unhappy with how they've come out. In her mind, she had very rustic looking worktops - the kind you'd expect to see on...