Do you have pics of Jacobean or Dark Walnut on white oak?
Dyan Weis
5 years ago
Picking a stain. Do you have pics of Jacobean or Dark Walnut? These will be on our new floors - entire first floor. Just finished kitchen. White cabinets, black pearl leathered granite. Any opinions on which one I should get? Here are some pics of my house. Thanks!
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minwax ebony, dark walnut or jacobean, help asap!
Comments (28)hi i am also building a new home and need to decide on a flooring color for the entire house. we are doing cherry cabinets but LOVE dark walnut floors. we are afraid with cherry it will be too dark in the kitchen. we also have 2 large dogs and have heard that dark stains are terrible with pets because they show the scratches big time. we are wondering if we should go for the dark color we love, go lighter with a medium stain like special walnut or provincial, or just leave them natural to avoid the scratching. i really don't like the natural color at all though....See MoreDark stain on Red Oak v. White Oak Flooring
Comments (6)I went with white oak also because I didn't want red undertones. My flooring co said red oak will usually have red undetones regardless of what color stain is applied. Mine are stained with a mix of 75% Jacobean and 25% Coffee Black (similar to Dark Walnut from the more common stain company). I love them! Not so dark that the show every single speck of dust or cat hair. That sounds like a cleaning nightmare to me! And shout out to Nini whose floor is my inspiration. She graciously supplied her formula to me so I could try to replicate her beautiful floors!...See MoreAnyone have pictures of Minwax Jacobean or Dark Walnut on oak?
Comments (5)jledhead's floor is about as dark as red oak will go using simple methods. It is a hard wood and the lighter areas will not accept the stain very much. If you want it darker, there may be options if: Don't use Miniwax or any stain that is also a sealer. When it is done the pores are sealed and a second coat will not get it any darker, other brands that don't have sealers can sometimes go just a smidge darker with a second coat. Option 2: You may be able to achieve it using a water based stain and sloshing it on twice, with a very light sanding in between. (The water based stain will raise the grain a little allowing more stain to sink in. You then have to sand to get the grain back down, and then another coat gets it a little darker. -yup! experience!) Third: Aniline dyes are known to penetrate the best. They are not found in average big box stores and come in a powder form that you mix up yourself. That is what the big boys who are professional woodowrkers would tell you to do. -Actually, they would proabbaly tell you you should have installed walnut if you wanted dark floors and make some comment about people not realizing that they cannot change wood from one species into another. ;-) -Being a novice woodworker I have been on the recieveing side of those kind of comments, and as much as I hate to admit it, they are a tad bit right. I am slowly learning what types of wood to use for different projects. Sigh. Hope this helps! -Daina....See MoreDeciding on a Dark Stain for Red Oak Floors...Dark Walnut or Jacobean?
Comments (3)It looks like you already have a medium stain (?Provincial?) on there so you are aware it will be lighter than any of the options you are looking at. Because you want to get away from 'red/orange' tones (as seen in your photo), I HIGHLY recommend you work with the Jacobean side of things. Just like in the make-up industry, floor stains use GREEN based stains to 'hide' or cover red tinges. Jacobean is green based. Jacobean is often used to create a mix of colour. The green base of Jacobean is used (50:50 or 25:75) to get rid of the red AND to darken a colour. This is normal. It is done all the time (by skilled refinishers). I'm not fond of Ebony. It can go down VERY dark (so dark it looks like black paint). Dark walnut might pull a bit to reddy-orange (browns are made up of reds and oranges and blues, etc). Be prepared to ask for a custom mix. And to stay away from orange all together you MUST WORK with a water based polyurethane. That means you MUST HAVE a coat of finish applied to the samples BEFORE you choose. This is normal. It is natural. It is 'industry standard'. Never, ever pick a stain colour without a coat of your finish (in your gloss level) over top. And make sure you view the stain patches through ALL 5 lighting situations. I like to see stain patches put down on Friday (with a coat of finish) and then the homeowners view it over the weekend. You tell the refinisher what you want on Saturday. The full staining process starts on Monday. That's the IDEAL way to do this....See MoreMelissa Vernon
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