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Fir flooring - how will sunlight affect it?

Valerie Emmerich
10 years ago

We recently had fir flooring put in our kitchen; it was stained and then poly'd to match the wood floors in the rest of the apartment. I LOVE it. The contractor told me that it would darken over time (which I wasn't thrilled with because I love the color it is now - relatively light). But I've also read that sunlight - which we get a lot of in the kitchen, especially in the morning - will lighten wood floors.

So if the floor will darken "naturally" over time, but the sunlight will lighten it, it seems to me that it will be a draw - they will cancel each other out!

Should I get some kind of window covering to prevent the sunlight from fading the floor, and just let it darken naturally? I'm very confused about this whole subject, so any advice is appreciated!

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