Earth tone pigments, walnut, Jude bitumem, asphaltum, Mahogany

''Furniture cannot be considered finished until it been submitted to different finishing processes intended to insure a better durability and to improve its appearance. ''

Demonstration of finishes obtained with different stain pigments and dyes on a small pine cabinet. We use different pigment agents such as:  Pure asphaltum, Mahogany, Jude bitumen, walnut stain,  earth color pigments, white titanium, bone black, chrome oxyde , blue cobalt, special oxide and more.

Stains and pigments from earth colors are the most used for their richness and resistance to UV’s.  To the light, they are at their maximum advantage and do not harm the environment.

As before, artisans have used what the land provided them for their colors and these are well appreciated today.

 
Moreover, they are not altered by ultraviolet rays. As in the past, craftsmen took advantage that the earth gave them to obtain the shades that we appreciate today.

To preserve our environment, we use natural and fully green finishes as the natural hemp oil at Homestead House Paint Co., Livos ecological finishing products as the  Kunos counter top. We also use traditional finishes such as: artisan wax, and orange wax shellac.

For wood lovers, the online store is full of technical and practical information!

VOC free Hemp oil

 Earth tone pigments 

Kunos Natural Oil protector

Orange or white wax Shellac

Craft wax, made of beeswax and carnauba

Walnut is water soluble pigment

Stains penetrate and protect wood while remaining transparent. Wood is more sustain tone with it. Finishing products are available through our secured online website or directly at the workshop.

Stains and paints with natural pigments are the basis of an antique finish. The iron fitting of a piece also plays an important role. Using a wrought iron decorative hadware, it is possible to enhance the character of the furniture. It is common that milk paint is superimposed in layers to suggest different finishes that the furniture would have had.