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If you have a piece of bare woodwork in your home whose colour tone is wrong for your decor, there's no need to put up with it. From furniture and cupboards to floors and doors, you can create a beautiful effect while leaving the natural beauty of the grain visible with the right wood dye.

Look out for a quick-drying, top quality, water-based option such as Liberon's Palette Wood Dye. It's available in 13 colours, but what's particularly brilliant about it is the fact that if there is an exact finished shade you've got your heart set on you can achieve this by mixing colours together

Suitable for both soft and hardwoods, the dye's formulation includes light stability for excellent colour retention. It's easily absorbed, and its specialist acrylic formula minimises the raising of wood grain. 

If varnishing is also required, it is possible to save time by mixing the dye with Liberon's Natural Finish Varnishes. The resulting single application achieves a beautiful result more quickly than having to apply the two products one after the other.

1. Before beginning, ensure the surface is thoroughly sanded, bare and free from dust.

2. Shake the container well before use. If more than one tin of dye is required to complete the work, mix the tins of dye together to ensure a uniform colour.
 
3. Test the dye on a spare or inconspicuous area for colour, compatibility and end result. Different types of wood produce different results.
 
4. Apply the dye fairly quickly along the grain using a foam applicator or brush. On large surfaces such as floors avoid overlap marks by working a small section at a time.
 
5. Wipe off excess with a clean, dry, cotton cloth before it dries to even out the colour. A second coat may be applied after two hours if a stronger colour is required.
 
Liberon's Palette Wood Dye is available in Antique Pine, Dark Oak, Ebony, Georgian Mahogany, Golden Pine, Light Oak, Medium Oak, Teak, Tudor Oak, Victorian Mahogany, Walnut, White and Yew in 250ml, 500ml and 5L containers.

For further information on Liberon and the company’s extensive range of woodcare products, click here.