Oh the agony: Acacia and finish choices

In past posts you've heard mention of the new flooring going in at the Beija Flor cabin. We selected a sustainable hardwood called Acacia wood for many reasons. 1) it's sustainable, because that's how we roll; 2) It's a hardwood so it should last, like, forever; 3) it's absolutely gorgeous, lot's of rich grainy character.

It's on point number 3 that gave us such agony. You see, our little cabin has beautiful knotty cedar on the walls and its vaulted ceiling. And, when you introduce a new wood, all of a sudden your eye says, "wow, that's a lot of wood." Well after much research, asking the opinions of too many people, we were close to covering this gorgeous wood with a single, flat white color. And, thanks to the wood finishers, we did NOT make this fatal mistake. Instead we chose a non-toxic, wax finish that both preservers/protects the wood and helps balance the woody look in the cabin.

The floors are curing as I type and will have fresh new photos to add after the weekend.