Interior stain or paint for a log cabin?

[PaulP59D]

Hi,

Can anybody help with this one, please?

I have just built (from a kit) a log cabin in my garden. The wood is pine, or similar.

I have treated and varnished the exterior, but do not particularly want a natural wood finish inside, I would prefer something close to a white paint (hint of lemon/cream or the like).

I was discussing this with a builder recently and he said that it is better to use a stain to avoid the cracking that you might expect with paint. Is this correct, will paint crack? It seems likely that it would to me given the expansion and contraction in this heat.

So, I have looked around for interior stains, but cannot find much other than natural wood stains. I did find one company that did do quite a range of colours, but these seemed to all be darkish, nothing as light as I want.

So, where do I get a light colour that will not crack? Should it be a paint or a stain? I found some washes in B&Q, but I don't like the range they have and am not that keen on a wash that shows the grain beneath. I would prefer a full covering.

Thanks

 

[Zampa]

Most paint companies make opaque woodstains..check out superdec by sadolin too