My girlfriend was kind enough to repaint my office space while I was out of the country last week. It desperately needed it, old dirty white room was a bit dull to hang out it. Now it is clean and fresh with the same colour palette as the rest of the house (sage green and tan with a hint of green). My office in in the basement, and has a cedar half-wall that was somewhat dinged up and whatever finish was on it looks fairly dull. A bit of time with a sander and some 80 grit, followed by 2 coats of Circa 1850 Danish Oil and it's looking quite nice.
While the Danish Oil is nice, it really stunk up the whole house and I imagine the smell will stick around for a few days. We have cedar walls in our entrance as well, and I was wanting to refinish them with this oil as well, but I am second guessing now because of the smell. Does anyone have any recommendations for a low odour finish, low lustre, amber-ish coloured similar to Danish oil. I was thinking maybe wipe-on shellac?
Pretty lame photos I know, but the room is a bit of a mess an still needs to be reassembled. I don't think I have a good "before" photo, but I took a photo after I
sanded, and after the finish. It definitely has a lot more contrast
between the light and dark grain now, which I like.
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A little Googling showed Waterlox has a low-voc version of Tung.
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/waterlox-original-sealer-finish-350voc-gallon