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Looking to brighten up the interior of a cabin I have. Too dark as it was previously stained. It’s also rough so it’s hard to make clean. Any advice for brightening it up? Sand, and gloss finish? I need a plan so I can get to work. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/6QTQM6Qs/IMG-9146.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/y8Ldh3sX/IMG-9147.jpg)
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Perhaps different lighting.
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Perhaps different lighting. I am going to put new lighting in. It still looks dirty IMO even when I blast it with light.
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High gloss polyurethane? A couple of strategically placed mirrors?
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High gloss polyurethane? A couple of strategically placed mirrors? I am thinking high gloss polyurethane. Was hoping someone had gone down that road before I took the plunge. I have some logs in inconspicuous spots I might test the high gloss stuff out on today.
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Interior logs often have dust on them. Might need cleaning to get PU or paint to adhere.
I had a place in Salcha that was 3-sided logs. Flat side inside Cleaned up nice with a power plane.
Can you get absorbent at the floor and wash the logs? Is sand blasting an option?
Last edited by ironbender; 09/06/23.
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Gunna be a bitch to prep/sand, before re-doing, with what ever you chose !
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Jeeze....get a modular.
It's a fugging cabin.
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I would try cleaning with some type of nylon brush and cleaning solution of choice.
After clean assess how it looks.
Part of the draw of a log cabin is the rustic patina, so the gloss poly may be too much.
Is it an older log cabin or fairly recently built?
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Round logs, forget it. The juice ain't worth the squeeze. Mirrors, lighting, window treatments, rugs will brighten it up.
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The fugg is a window treatment?
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Perhaps different lighting. I am going to put new lighting in. It still looks dirty IMO even when I blast it with light. I ended up putting dry wall in my log home in some of the rooms.. I had big windows in every room so that helped with lighting Not many other options that work. A friend paintd the ceiling white in the kitchen and actually looks pretty good and really lightened up interior
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Perhaps different lighting. I am going to put new lighting in. It still looks dirty IMO even when I blast it with light. I ended up putting dry wall in my log home in some of the rooms.. I had big windows in every room so that helped with lighting Not many other options that work. A friend paintd the ceiling white in the kitchen and actually looks pretty good and really lightened up interior I have been thinking of painting the ceiling between the logs. Once you go down that road though Did you put furring strips and fasten drywall to them?
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Perhaps different lighting. This I wouldn't mess with the wood.
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Originally didn’t the pioneers do a whitewash?
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Originally didn’t the pioneers do a whitewash? yep
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