Colour Washed

By brushing the floorboards the wood get's a surface structure which will accentuate the natural grain in the wood. By brushing the floor will get a more prominent appearance. In case a brushed floor will also be colour oiled, the choosen colour will concentrate in- and accentuate the natural structure of the woodgrain. Depending on the colour choosen this effect is also called 'white washed' (limed), 'black washed', or more generally 'colour washed'.