stain for wood floor when you have beams and windows all wood as well
Y Kramer
5 years ago
We just bought a beautiful 1930’s Tudor that we are looking to update and modernize.
The floors which were in need of a lot of TLC and had been an organdy wood color have been stripped/ sanded and are ready for staining. We would love to do a dark walnut Jacobean color and brighten the room up with white or grey toned walls and high hats which will create great contrast. The question is will a dark floor stain work well the the two other wood colors in the room (beams and windows)? What’s the rule of thumb for floor stain when there is other wood trim in the room?
Pics of room pre and post sanding
Thanks for the advice!
The floors which were in need of a lot of TLC and had been an organdy wood color have been stripped/ sanded and are ready for staining. We would love to do a dark walnut Jacobean color and brighten the room up with white or grey toned walls and high hats which will create great contrast. The question is will a dark floor stain work well the the two other wood colors in the room (beams and windows)? What’s the rule of thumb for floor stain when there is other wood trim in the room?
Pics of room pre and post sanding
Thanks for the advice!
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PROSina Sadeddin Architectural Design
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Do you have photo of wood counters with wood floor
Comments (9)This thread hasn't been repetitive enough yet, so I just wanted to say I LOVE and always love to revisit two of my all-time favorite kitchens, Trailrunner and Pirula. :) Susan, are you sure you don't want the floor and counter to be similar? You have your own picture in your head and it's important to end up with what pleases you, but FWIW, this is one of the ways to pull all the different materials together into a cohesive picture. If the wood counters are introducing yet another significantly different element, what are you planning for the unifying role? Will it be enough? White cabinets will offer lots of contrast and can sometimes be better dividers than unifiers....See MoreWill painted cabinets hold up as well as natural or stained wood?
Comments (4)Msbrandy, I can certainly relate to your dilemma. My prior home had walnut stained cabinets with white counters which I enjoyed for 35 years. The wood was refinished twice and looked great the day the house was sold. The kitchen in my current home had a complete remodel two years ago. I chose white factory painted cabinets this time for two reasons. Like you, there are no windows in my kitchen although it faces a wall of windows because of the open concept. I really felt the need to lighten the space. The second reason is purely emotional, I was ready for a change from the dark wood. When it's time to refurbish, it should help that the doors are full overlay so they can be spray painted in a professional paint booth. As I recall, stripping and refinishing natural wood cabinets, was a major ordeal as well. Anyway, cherry or painted would be beautiful. Wishing you the best with your remodel....See MoreAnyone have VERY dark stained wood floors?
Comments (15)oldhome - Get what you love! Just know the darker the finish on hw flooring the more the dust bunnies especially will show. If you choose a low luster (satin) poly scratching will not be that evident. Also, the best advice re: hw in kitchen area is that it should have a coat of poly applied every year - this is due to the high traffic/use in that area. It's done to protect the flooring, keeping it looking great (think traffic pattern wear). Flooring people just rough up the existing surface and apply a coat - Using any type of oil based product (i.e. murphys soap) will prevent them from having the capability of doing this. In your case it may mean doing kit & family room. I met w/the flooring person a number of times - he was patient and good w/trying to get the right color - I think he ended up using a "watered down" version of provincial- The provincial, early american, and dark walnut are all in the same brown family. Kitchen flooring was new white oak, all the other flooring was 75 yo oak. He did an incredible job matching the 2 - which I did not think was possible - transition btwn the 2 is first pic HTH - good luck Here is a link that might be useful: minwax stains...See MoreStaining Stairway when flooring is wood as well.
Comments (4)How old are they and are thinking of changing them inside the next 3-7 years? That is considered relatively "soon" in the flooring world. If these are new engineered hardwoods and you like the colour (no plans to change until the floors are dead), then go ahead and pick the darkest colour in the wood grain and stain the banister to match. And then go 2-3 steps lighter than the banister for the treads. Paint the risers if you like some contrast. And remember: red oak turns things RED...so you will have to have a professional stainer counter act the red/salmon/peach tones in the red oak....See More
Y Kramer
5 years agoleelee
5 years agoY Kramer
5 years agoI feel like I just want the 70's orange out. Want may be light enough to do the trick but will be a brown tone. Something like these?
millworkman
5 years ago
gingerwithroots
4 years agoY Kramer
4 years agoWe did provincial and and thrilled with how it came out!!!!! It wasn't too dark but some of the wood stained just perfectly to tie in the beams. Working on painting the window trim white so that there is less of a wood look in the room. Overall so happy with the richness. Comments from above were so helpful and all considered. Once we saw each option on the floor the flooring guy really made the final choice.
richfield95
4 years agoY Kramer
4 years agogingerwithroots
4 years ago
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