Whitewashing floorboards issues...
I have recently sanded our original pine floorboards in our Victorian semi and they look great. However, we have been wanting to have a whitewashed finish and we have created our own white wash with paint and water and the floor again looks amazing as the photos show! The problems began with the protective top coat. We were recommended first osmo poly oil which really didn't work then we have tried bona traffic hd and bona novia which both are taking the colour away from the white wash. I am running out of ideas of how to keep the colour and I am wondering which part of the process I have done wrong... Please photos of results and top coat problem. Any help is greatly appreciated! Josh
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