having sanded the parquet floor - what next?

[chesera]

I have just completed a very satisfying sanding of a 30+ year old floor - and am very happy with the result. Not having thought through the process very well - at this stage I thought all I needed to do was to wax polish the floor. Having checked this site for advice I think this may now be totally wrong. I am not to keen on adding any kind of varnish to the floor and would like to keep the clour as light as possible.
Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[WoodYouLike]

Your idea of waxing ins't that bad, it just takes a few layers (4 - 6) to do so.
Other options would be to apply hardwaxoil (2 layers). Any material will make the wood 'darker' (make a piece of unfinsihed wood wet with water to 'test' the natural own colour of the wood), but hardwaxoil is 'neutral' i.e. no colour pigment added.

 

[chesera]

thanks