Q: I have natural cherry wood floors. Today I got them sanded and polyurethaned, and now the stairs that we’re previously done look darker than the floor.
They have never been stained and contractor says they used oil based poly w/ high gloss. Why doesn’t it match, and can it be fixed?
A: Give the floor time to age. It will get darker.
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