Ask your local wood floor refinishing professional for their recommendations on what will work best for your floors under local conditions, theyll be happy to help lead you in the right direction Im sure. Want to avoid the VOCs. If I were to use Minwax Satin finish would that be protective enough or should I use something better? But if you want it light theres a couple of options. Duraseal dries MUCH FASTER. We are going to install hardwood flooring (select oak). Can you give me the specifics on the stain used called Golden Brown??? I ended up hiring the company who had the lowest price, and I got what I paid for. Im leaning toward staining my red oak floor 100 ebony. Thank you so much for your reply what is the best stain for red oak floor to keep it light or close to the above mentioned pictures? Do you have another suggetion to a lighter non red stain? After researching I think it may be called bleed back. Theyre lighter and dont have the yellow, orange or brown tones you dont like. And hence started our stressful search. It was only stained in the last year but an accident on the floor (an acetone spill) has prompted us to reconsider the colour which we have discovered is very high maintenance. 5. The actual color can be seen closer to the door in the strip of light. Yes they do look good. We(my wife) selected rustic beige. What are your thoughts and how do I get that perfect very dark color again without the lines? Thanks for your question. HELP! As it is, we are having our new home built and the builder handles all the sub contracts. This rich blend of oil and resin gives hardwood floors a soft, satiny sheen. I cannot thank you enough for the blog.Really thank you! what do you suggest. Walnut stains usually have a significant green pigment to them. Aged Barrel, Warm Gray, Heritage Brown, Rustic Beige, Dark Gray. The Castle brown was too dark. For our new house, we were thinking of putting Red Chestnut upstairs in all four bedrooms, the hallway, and on the stairs down to the main level. Aged Barrel Antique Brown Cherry Chestnut Classic Gray Coffee Brown Colonial Maple Country White Dark Gray Dark Walnut Early American Ebony English Chestnut Espresso Fruitwood Golden Brown So the stain color is a very big commitment. No contest. Is that the photo with the fireplace? Thats what I selected also. The dark flooring that has really caught my eye happened to be Brazilian cherry flooring with walnut stain to tone down the red. The easiest way to buy duraseal stain for lay people is online on amazon or flooring specific websites. Common is more rustic and has more defects (if thats how you view them) compared to higher grades like select. Thanks! This will give the best color match between the different floors but may be too dark for your taste. I appreciate your response. What we found was disheartening. It definitely has nothing to do with subfloor and air. There is a lot of white and neutral gray paint colors in the whole house. I would like to stain it in a Jacobean Blend with gray 75-25, Dark Walnut or Espresso but I am not seeing many examples out there of Acacia being used or re-stained. So yes, its definitely an acceptable mix. Would mixing in some grey to it help reduce the red? The trim matches the rest of the trim in the house and a black rail is a very clean classic look. I was thinking-as a last resort-to take a thin blade to the dark joints; open them a hairline and then very carefully apply wood putty (not filler). Not only a sample of the stain, but also with the finish applied as the color will change again. Would that be my best bet to modernize the look of the cabinets? Since we dont, we ended up going the DIY route. Yes there might be some stain that has soaked down between the butt joints if it was applied quite liberally. is 1,200 sq ft ..high ceiling & beautiful light Afraid to ask do we need to re-sand): & wipe the excess stain as we apply ?? That way the hardwood professional can sand, stain and finish them onsite to the clients choice of stain color and finish system. We just purchased a home with oak wood floors and will be adding some new areas so that the entire floor is wood. Thank you for posting! Our second choice probably is nutmeg. Aged Barrel, Warm Gray, Heritage Brown, Rustic Beige, Dark Gray. Silvered gray is lighter than classic gray and dark gray is a bit darker than that. I love your blog and have found it really informative. Do you have any pictures of work youve done with those type of cabinets? Thinking jacobean, dark walnut or coffee brown. Ever heard of such a thing? I think this comment was for me,Tadas, right? We do not want really dark floors. Yes they can be stained, but it can be tricky staining tropical wood because of the natural oils in them. I applied 3 coats of waterborne polyurethane. I like matte would you recommend that again or would I be better with a different finish? I would try half and half first and if thats too red for you try 3/4 walnut and 1/4 chestnut. I doubt I will be able to get them to do it and I dont know if I can do it on my own? Ill go into detail explaining the best way to make sure youre completely 100% happy with your decision, before you commit to staining the entire floor. Websites like Houzz are great for looking at photos too. Lafata cabinets with simple shaker style doors. The third floor photo in the post (the one with the fireplace) is a red oak floor and you can still see the natural color variation with the wood there. Either of those would look good. Thank you. Also, the fiooring people say a clear oil poly will not yellow the floor. The room gets a lot of light and I would like a darker floor but dont know what the heck would look good throughout the apartment. They introduced 6 new gray and gray blended stains. So my point is, make sure you get references and pay the extra few dollars. Thank you in advance, Nope, no need to match. But either of those two are quite neutral colors and will match well with the varied colors in hickory. We supply this beautiful engineered Rustic Oak Flooring Collection 5/8 thick, unfinished, a 4 mm wear surface, random widths and lengths. I would love to have the floor done in Rubio Monocoat in one of the natural light colours. Dura Seal Quick Coat Stains are a premium quality penetrating finish that can be topcoated in 2 to 4 hours. Start with all of basics like royal mahogany, ebony, walnut and chestnut and go from there adding more or less and then different colors as you go. Ultimate Box 2, Thanks Tadas. At this point, I hate them. I live in Washington state and am in the process of getting my red oak floors professionally sanded and re-stained. Weve been getting more and more requests to stain hardwood floors gray. 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings. Also when looking at that floor remember youre not seeing a real representation of the actual color. I need to get away from all the red yellowsI also do not want to see the grain too much as it is too much for the eye, way too busy. That would look great with light gray walls if you want something different and trendy. If you want the matte look and keep the original color, then a low VOC water-based finish like Loba Invisible Protect would be best. Sorry about your bad outcome with your floors :(. Thank You. I am in Georgia or I would just hire you : ). We are remodeling our kitchen and having all floors redone. Cannot thank you enough and so looking forward to your advice! thanks so much. do not use water or denatured alcohol after stain or anything is down. We have a LOT of antique furniture. Weathered Oak is generally used as a lighter to medium stain color. I was worried it might be too dark and when sampleing they mixed in natural to lighten it, but then the red showed more. You could try re-sanding the floors back again and making sure the contaminates are removed between each board. Thanks! He put one coat on and it wasnt dark enough so he added another ( he may have tweaked the formula a bit not sure) and the color was perfect; however after a few hours of course after he left, lines started forming in between the cracks of the wood, (lihter in color). May be a little too dark for my place though. Its unique formulation provides a surface that can be topcoated in two hours. . We hired a well know local flooring company to sand and stain our red oak living room floor to match our adjacent white oak dining room floor. Unfortunately we have three different types of wood downstairs oak in the dining and living/family room, spruce in the kitchen, fir in the sun room. Do you have any suggestions? Jack I would try dark walnut and classic gray instead. However I am looking to change floor color. After reading your reply and realizing the challenge I was up against with trying to make three different types of woods match, I decided to play it safe and keep all the floors their natural color. Dont just use waterbased finish though as it will look very washed out. Weve been wanting to do a wood/stain study for years now and in my head, I wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each.But with limited resources (not to mention space), we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by DIYers, with 6 different stains; 2 light, 2 medium and 2 dark. Jacobean has some red undertones, so it wont look as good with te gray as dark walnut would. Since 1898, DuraSeal has been focused on one goal - Flooring Contractors success. As long as theyre kiln dried properly and arent warped youll have no trouble selling them Im sure. I still want the coffee brown tone but want a lighter brighter look. Unfortunately, one mistake I did make was not doing enough research on the company I hired. You can also check out our own collection of photos from previous hardwood floor projects for some inspiration. We have a few gaps that I can see the floorboards, its glaring with a dark floor another was filled with some filler but it looks cakey, these are in main areas that cant be covered by a rug. Many times however, staining will allow the pet stains to blend right in and become unnoticable if you go dark enough like youre thinking. Only about 1.5 quarts of both the stain and the mineral spirits did the job! Hi Tadas, were redoing our floors and walls we want to do the the walls edge come gray (light gray) and the floor we want to do darker but not very dark like ebony or jacobean a b;t lighter and not red or orange what do u recommend that will compliment the walls and vica versa?thanks! While no solid wood floors are truly waterproof, white oak planks hold up well in areas where some moisture can be expected, such as kitchens and half-bathrooms. I prefer to not have to paint or stain them. Bear in mind that in many older homes, the steps are often a different species than the rest of the floor, so be sure to test the shades. Anything between 30-50% is good. To keep the light natural look I would go with a commercial grade waterbased finish. Any suggestion on the stain color for the floors? Did you end up doong them Rustic Beige? I want them very dark but not a shoe polish black. How bad are the sanding marks in the existing floor? Thank you so much for the information. To be clear, I did not apply stain. Wood Ideas Kitchen table with it and love the subtle gray tone that it has ( ). You should use a regular stain. Again, thank you mucho mucho!!! The biggest and most important difference between Minwax and DuraSeal is DRYING TIME. They look great! Thinking of adding some ebony? I want to then finish all of them the same stain. It is greatly appreciated! These floors are beautiful random width french white oak. Do I have to match the floor or can I go gray? Us hardwood floor guys love longer length flooring and its hard to get. Thought of this after reading the following article about various ways to fill gaps: http://www.cinhome.com/gapfiller.html. Yes they were water popped. The latest modern look is grey stain, some with pre-treatments like fuming etc. the info Bona gave you is correct. Just had our red oak floors refinished and stained with dura seal coffee brown. Sounds like you have quite the set-up there! Then you have a decision to make. Is it new Brazilian Cherry or has it had time to age? Floor with our visualizer semi-transparent stain of stain applications it and love subtle! What are your thoughts. I say go for it. Thanks in advance! If it was a recoat it sounds like you have a contamination issue. As far as finish, if it was my house I would apply Pallmann Magic Oil over the stain: https://napervillehardwood.com/blog/the-hardwax-oil-experiment-part-4-pallmann-magic-oil/. But they have both polyuethanes (which protect the floors) and sealers, which is the first coat only to seal the floor. This house with the #2 I am worried will be too dark and I would rather have it lighter anyhow, because the Jacobean showed more dirt and scratches. Depth knowledge of stain applications when used on bare Wood or masonry. Of Quick Delivery and ease of installation table with it and love subtle. Bona Traffic is the best option of using this brand. We have red oak floors and would love to have a lighter oak look. This product is formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood or masonry surfaces. I wont be starting for a little while unfortunately. Finish 182 Rustic Beige 182 $ 16.89 182 $ 16.89 floors in different there! (Note: We generally wait 24 hrs both to be safeand also to apply the coats while it's light outside). To start out, I would use Special Walnut as the base color like you suggested and then start experimenting with percentages of Jacobean or a similar shade. minwax water based stain on oak hardwood plywood via ana-white.com adventures in staining my red oak hardwood floors products process staining red oak hardwood floors 8 entryway and music room wood conditioner via addicted2decorating.com home depot red oak hardwood flooring stock funky wood stain colors Then apply another top coat or two over the top and the faux touch up will be sandwiched between the layers protecting it. Or if you think it looks good at it is. Good luck and let us know what you decide. Also, I wanted to ask your opinion and suggestion on what color I should paint the stairs or the rail? Always make sure you do a sample piece/section first though as you have found out. I need your advice on what color for the floors to match the new kitchen etc. Thanks. I would recommend finish sanding to 80-100 grid and slowly buff with 80 or 100 grit screen, not finer. plan to do a satin finish unless you advise against this. The wood most likely will be a different type and it will not take the stain the same as your floor. My contractor hired a floor guy to come refinish my oak floors. I think that he used too much stain. They said thats the darkest they could go is there anyway you could tell me how to get them as dark as your pic and what product to have them use? Any input you might have would be very, very appreciated! The installing people who have laid them have bragged about this aspect. What kind of white oak do you have, plain sawn or rift cut? Any advice would be great. White oak is a closed-grain wood, which makes it slightly more water-resistant than some other wood species. Yes you could definitely mix Dark Walnut and English Chestnut together to get a great red/brown look. That may be close to what youre looking for. Jacobean sounds perfect for what you want :). Im thinking of sanding and staining the hard wood floor. Coat Penetrating finish that can be top coated in 2 to 4 hours formulation provides surface! But in the flooring industry, those are referred to as finishes. Any thoughts on that combination and what brand of stain to use (my contractor doesnt like minwax). (He uses the DuraSeal brand). :-) YAY!!! We just had our floors stained with one coat of the duraseal silvered grey. As far as custom stains, we do it all the time :), For a brown/walnut feel, but with an added warmth of red/yellow hues youre really going to have to experiment on some sample boards thats a tough one. But these new ones may not be available yet. Do you have a favorite brown gray stain color? Yes, on Bona Traffic HD for the poly. I have white cabinetry (BM white dove) cabinets and trim throughout the house with an espresso island and butler pantry. 2.3 out of 5 stars 2. Or would that combo already be heritage brown and should I just go with that? Thanks. Jacobean is a bit more coffee brown color than the Walnut. Sorry if thats not much help but color is so subjective and its very hard to know from the other side of a computer screen. Its a very large room and the ceiling is done with the same wood that is why we thought of staining for some contrast. Maybe early American? I love the fireplace room floor above. Any thoughts? For different size of floors in different locations there are different suggestions that I might share to you. Great article. I have 9 year old Brazilian cherry floors that were originally left untainted and sealed with a polyurethane satin finish. Current floors in 2nd pic. As far as color, its very tough for us to make a call without seeing your place in person and knowing what your style is. H1180 ST37 Natural Halifax Oak is a rustic style decor in a natural, Pistachio 4-3/4" x 5/8" Engineered Hardwood White Oak Flooring - ADM Flooring Duraseal Stain on Red Oak Wood Flooring. P.S. Hi Tadas. Im having a hard time finding it. And, then on the other end, we have Aged Barrel and Heritage Brown which integrate dark browns and ebony with gray. Not sure how long this look will last but it will be around for a while. Yes we do this often. Then a grey or white on top. Chestnut, Jacobean, Coffee Brown, Speci - Wood Ideas. Duraseal Quick Coat stain is great wood flooring stain to use. Dura Seal Quick Coat -Rustic Beige 182- Quart. Our kitchen cabinets are the same color as the floor, neutral. You should be able to find images of houses with all sorts of wood flooring colors, stains and shades within them. duraseal-wb.com | duraseal.com NEW INSPIRED COLORS . Or should we go with someone who can? Can I finish using Bona Traffic HD? When this article was originally written almost 9 years ago, dark colors were all the rage in magazines. My new kitchen cabinets are natural rift sawn white oak. Took your advice and you are dead on (again). Duraseal stain mix of 60% Fruitwood and 40% Country white - the fruitwood is warm and the country white should mask the pink Duraseal Silvered Gray is also light, and the green undertones in the color reduce pink/yellow tones I would not try pickled oak stains alone, they won't mask the wood's natural red and yellow undertones. Im sure theyll look great in the end. Most of the grey floors we have done over red oak have been treated first. I am one of those people who only want to do that if I can make a super product. They are pushing me for the stain color and want to start even before they finish sanding my closets. We live in VA and have a 110-yo farmhouse that weve given a complete facelift. Youll have to have some painting and graining skills though to blend them in so theyre invisible. The finish system used on that floor had very high VOCs and with good reason they are starting to be banned across the country. What type of topcoat am I looking for (shoes off, no pet, no kids household) I read your blog but didnt see anything about avoiding the white line syndrome. Dry And in those depths you will see pink. satin, etc.) 1.4K views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 2 comments, 5 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alberding Hardwood Flooring LLC: Duraseal Rustic Beige penetrating finish burnished in with steel wool on this white oak. Yes grey floors with red oak can be difficult. I was thinking light sitting pieces with a pop of color to keep the home nice,warm,and inviting, We have large windows therefore we get alot of natural light. We have just installed red oak floors . We tried Jacobean, antique brown, and royal mahogany. I would do a test patch of Golden Oak like you suggested and also one of Natural. How would you darken it up a bit? On top of that there are many colored products that can be used from hardwax oil companies like Rubio Monocoat, Pallmann and Loba. My son and I are redoing a cottage it has pine floors. Minwax 233334444 Minwaxc Polycrylic Water Based Protective Finishes, 1/2 Pint, Satin. My cabinets have a reddish ton to them and I dont want them to clash either. DuraSeal Quick Coat Penetrating Finish is a semi-transparent stain formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood and masonry surfaces. If you do need to re-sand, I suggest you waterpop the floors so you can get that darker look you want. Briarsmoke by Varathane. 2) My floors are red oak and I would like a nice medium to dark brown with no red/orange. They use bona colors. Grey Wood Stain Options: 1. Do you have any suggestion about what to mix to give me a nice dark grey wood stain? We also have plans for the built in cabinets on the side of the fireplace to be repose gray with glaze again. Love your blog!! Eat-in kitchen - traditional eat-in kitchen idea in Dallas with a farmhouse sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, marble countertops and gray countertops Save Photo Classic White Kitchen House of L To answer your question, I always pre-face these type of answers with its tough to anwer without seeing your home in person. Thoughts! Do you have any recommendations for stain colors? And will I get any red tones which I dont want. Sanding is happening today, tomorrow it will be stained. Duraseal stain are one of the two proffesional stain used by most flooring contractors, with the one being Bona. Our trim is pine with the same stain. Hope your hardwood floors turn out great. If not, how many coats of stain did you apply to achieve such a dark finish? There are different suggestions that i might share to you in two hours if. Make sure your contractor water pops them all. Especially on the two different types of oak youre thinking of choosing between. Our style is cozy and comfortable not too contemporary and definitely not modern. If you leave a thick coating of stain on the floors, the finish wont adhere and youll have a huge mess on your hands. We are getting ready in next few months to tear out carpet and put down red oak wood floors. Downstairs, were thinking of putting a light color, and a Red Chestnut single border around the living/family room which would tie in the color on the stairs. Really looking for good quality and long lasting. You could also try Mystic Brown. He is wanting to do the entire 1st floor with that color. For a timeless color I would suggest Antique Brown or Spice Brown. I am in Hoffman Estates, planning to put my house for sale. We just got a house with an older dark prefinished hardwood (oak or maple not sure, very white looking wood inside). Sorry it didnt turn out as you wanted them to. Also bleed back is when the stain moves to the top of the joints and that would make black lines not light ones. Thats a story we hear a lot unfortunately :(. This step is done in-between them being sanded and the clear coats of finish being applied. Its a popular shade. Your email address will not be published. Our visualizer something still feels off, you can mix it with other stains to get the right look and. We just had local (Northern Wisconsin) red pine floors installed. Of your Room been a staple for almost every floor no matter if it was,. Delivery and ease of installation farmhouse style no stain but an ambering poly to compare but seem! These colors go with a lot of different styles of decorating so the new owner will be able to picture their furnishings in the space, which will be very important for selling. To fix it youll need to allow sufficient time for the stain in the gaps to dry and then start over. Hi Tadas- Great site! The other pic with the samples is natural, only sanded with no finish. Thanks!! Classic Grey Stain by Minwax. Sorry for all the questions, but Im really desperate here! DuraSeal Quick Coat Stain is the most trusted hardwood flooring stain by contractors. i say start doing it this way and down the road, if you really dont like it, you can paint it then :). Can you describe how much an ambering poly will yellow white oak vs going with a ligher stainj Igolden oak/pecan) and using a clear poly. Especially the lighter gray. You can read up about Rubio Monocoat and see the huge range of colors here: https://napervillehardwood.com/blog/the-hardwax-oil-experiment-part-2-monocoat/, Hi Tadas, Awesome blog! Thanks! Duraseal Silvered Gray Quick Coat (Quart) Oil-Based Stain (861810000) from City Floor Supply, your go-to distributor for all your wood floor finishing needs. Maybe he can apply a stain on a small patch of the floor, let us look, and re-sand if we dont like it. Make sure your floor guy puts down both colors in a test patch for you though so you can be 100% sure about which one you like better. have to redo some areas near the windows, etc. It looks good doesnt it. We are putting down heart pine flooring and have gone back and forth on the finish. Please help! My question is that I just had red oak flooring put down in my master bedroom and upstairs hallway. One of your pictures says Early American or Colonial Maple. Could you give me your assesment? Of White Oak hardwood flooring contractors Color & provide durability dura Seal Quick Coat -Rustic Beige 182- Brand! You can help us too. I would also seriously look into hardwax oils as these can be touched up very easily if the dog gets out of hand. I tried to figure out the color and hoped someone asked it within the thread. The family room was stained dark walnut color and has the dark pegs in the nail areas of each board. The fireplace mantel, bar area will match the bar in the Iron Ore/charcoal color. Fortunately, I found another floor guy whos been doing floors for 24 years and he will be able to repair the mistakes. I have greys and greens through out the house. You say you used 50 percent rosewood stain. We are looking for duraseal options that look contemporary and fresh. Finish (stain), Quick I would like to replace the wood floors (I cant afford to re-stain the cabinetry as well), but cant figure out how to choose a stain color that will compliment the floors and add a nice contrast to the dated golden oak. On the other hand, maybe you have a more common type of wood like red or white oak. 5/8 thick, unfinished, a 4 mm Wear surface, random and! I want to go a little lighter for easier maintenance and to brighten the home. Tadas, I loved your article and your comments! Since your floors are so old and you may not be able to sand them again, I would also suggest looking at a hardwax oil like Rubio Monocoat. I have just had my cypress pine floors sanded and stained walnut by a professional company and there are marks along the edge of the boards where the stain has not fixed, leaving very light marks. Really appreciate this information! They must have had some pretty serious urine damage to be able to smell it after it was coated. We have seen quite a few .kitchens with this combination over the years. I am struggling with the same! What product/products are recommended to help minimize this issue with white oak? If you find out what was causing it please come back and let us know. I a doing about 1200 sq feet of hardwoods. We have a traditional cherry built in wall unit with an almost mahogany colored stain. I would suggest a high quality 2 component water based finish in a matte sheen. Have you encountered this problem? Ill be in touch if I have any further questions though. Thanks for your advice. AND, they can be mixed and/or layered for pretty much unlimited color choice. The home has an open floor plan, we have good natural light and a dark floor might look stunning with the white walls that we have in mind but, dark floors are high maintenance. I think youre right on track with the colors you suggested. Beige has a a good amount of red pigment to it. 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