Dark Walnut Floor Stain On Red Oak

We also chose minwax stain for our red oak floors.
Dark walnut floor stain on red oak. We set on minwax special walnut and weathered oak to give us the look we wanted but that did not work at all. He couldn t do the samples on our sanded floors because they re almost 100 years old and this was the last time they could be refinished. The history of wood flooring restoration design for the vintage description. We are refinishing existing 2 1 4 red oak floors that are currently a darker stain and completely replacing the floors in some rooms so we have to stick with red oak.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors. Jul 19 2016 explore geoff s board wood floor special walnut on pinterest. So before i get into the oak stain colors and results i thought it would be helpful to provide a few tips on choosing a hardwood floor stain. The wood on my floors is red oak.
Red and white oak are the most common types used in america with white oak being the cheaper variety. However oak does have a very dramatic grain of the wood which can sometimes give even the darkest stain a streaky effect or the look of highlights. As i mentioned previously i selected dark walnut for the stain color. We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net.
Our floor guy gave us samples on unsanded red oak and they looked soooo different middle of the stain samples pictured. Hi need recommendation asap re floor stain for red oak floors. I shared this with you in my previous post but here is the color of the floors in the downstairs left compared with the upstairs right. Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
See more ideas about stairs design house design staircase design. See more ideas about floor stain floor stain colors floor colors. He believes it will be difficult to get the stain to rematch. Dark walnut stain on white oak hardwood remodel 1floors in 2018 description.
I m between dark walnut and espresso to match with antique brown which is in a bedroom and down the stairs. Oak wood has a porous quality to it which makes it very absorbent of staining materials. Reclaimed boards of varied tones call to mind the late 19th century practice of alternating via. I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck.
Our floor guy wanted us to choose preferably one stain incase anything ever happens to the floors. Can you provide any insight as to which one i should choose minwax.