Messed up red oak flooring, cool color
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Can one stain 'New' Red Oak to match 'Old' Red Oak?
Comments (16)"Can one stain 'New' Red Oak to match 'Old' Red Oak?" This is tuff to do. When we do a repair in an old Vancouver Home I often use some Shellac first and then top coat with Polyurethane. The shellac gives me the aged look or yellowing and the two seam to work well together. Some times we tint the top coat a little. Judgement calls since sunlight and time will yellow the top coat so making it look right now might make it look wrong in a year........See MoreWall color for light oak floors-- warm or cool
Comments (3)I struggled with paint because the lighting and the floors in my house drove me crazy. I even hired a decorator who was very nice but steered me in the wrong direction. I'm very sensitive to peachy/pink ( I don't like it on my walls), and it looks awful with my lighting and gold floors. I needed to brighten up the "open concept" with future resale in mind. We are not in a forever home. I can see us downsizing in the next 3-5 years (although, who knows what will really happen). BM French Canvas did its' job. If I had it my way and didn't have to worry about resale and my house was smaller, I would have possibly gone with a darker color. I cannot stand the thought of us getting older and getting the house ready for a sale with ME painting, or painters "annoying" me in the house. Now, about Oak Floors....I will tell you what I've learned: If you have an option of refinishing your oak floors, you can check into your options ahead of time as to the stain and or color you want. I don't know where you live, but in my area there is a place called "Dalene Flooring" where they display different stains of oak flooring. IF you go with a WATER BASED poly, without stain(and the floor is WHITE OAK), your oak floor will be much lighter and muted, and easier to decorate with. It will look more like natural maple, rather than oak. Again, you need to find out if its RED or WHITE OAK. If it's Red Oak it will look dull light red-ish with water based poly. The OIL POLY turns natural (no stain) oak floors to gold or orange/red. Eventually they look medium color gold, or orange/red, depending on the species of wood. This is my second house with such floors. If you have time and a preference of the floor color check into the staining or leaving the floors natural. I recently have seen some floors white washed, which are gorgeous...again, I would only go that route if I were in a forever home. Bottom line: I would choose the color of the floor that I like first then see which paint goes with it. Floor color is a messy and a big project, and you don't want to refinish the floors AFTER you move in. BM Powell Buff goes with many floor choices, and so does BM Shaker Beige. Both colors are prettier in person. You can buy a sample at your local BM store before you commit to any wall color ;) Water based poly on natural oak, or white wash will keep your oak floor light, and easier to decorate with . Also, some darker stained floors are easier to work with. IMO, the medium oak floors, gold or orange, are the most challenging. I'm sure if you Google or go on Houzz.com you'll find some images. Let me know what you find out....See MoreWhat color floor to go with red oak cabinets?
Comments (15)The Elephant in the room needs to be talked about: the age of the kitchen cabinets/counter tops/backsplash. This kitchen is clean and functional but dated. The counter tops are tile and the floors are laminate and the cabinets/boxes are dated as well. That means the kitchen is going to be ready for a renovation sooner rather than later. I mean in the next 7 years or so. Which means you need to sit down and do some HARD thinking. A kitchen renovation OFTEN (80-90%) changes the FOOT PRINT of the kitchen (the cabs are ripped out, holes in the floor are patched, etc). That means whatever floor you put in TODAY is going to need changing or a SERIOUS repair tomorrow. Right now you are trying to get a "refresh" of the kitchen without looking down the road at the FULL RENOVATION. That can get you into a bit of trouble. In your situation, I HIGHLY recommend that you sit down and plan out the next 7 years of your renovation life. Yes. Seven years. No. I am not kidding about this. To do this type of planning you have to have an END point. You need to know the FINAL look of your kitchen so that you can work towards it one step at a time. That means you need to have picked the COLOUR PALETTE for your kitchen before you lift a hammer. I like to see homeowners shop around for samples of things they like and then put those things into a basket in the trunk of their car. They will then keep the basket handy for when they see a 'GOOD DEAL' somewhere. If the deal fits the colour palette PERFECTLY, they you purchase it. If it doesn't, then you move on and save your money. Whew. But to answer your question, your wish for gray/white floors with red oak is going to be EXTREMELY tricky. Gray floors can have a peach/green tinge to them. And that will be a MASSIVE clash with orange-brown cabinets. You are welcome to put the floors in the house and kitchen, but BE PREPARED to HATE what you see. That's OK. Hate is an excellent motivator. It will move your 7 year renovation time line forward to include a 3-5 year time line. But your choice will push you towards a new look very, very, very quickly. Before you do that....please make sure you have a path set out to get to your final destination. Once you pick new floors, the destination will come faster than you ever thought possible. You will notice your inspiration kitchen is white on white on white. It is airy and sophisticated transitional/modern design. Your kitchen is not. As cute as it is...it is not. Please take a moment to investigate WHY you like the photo so much. It may not be "just the floors". You may LOVE the look that has been created. And that means a total redo of your kitchen....See MoreComplementary Paint Color to Red Brick Fireplace and Oak Floors
Comments (9)I think the reason you can't find a decent color is your lighting (and your choices. you're picking cool grays when you should be picking warm grays) but your lighting is very warm and yellow, so it alters the hue that you see. Given that you have north light, that brings in a cooler light, but not enough to really brighten up the room. as suggested, get some bulbs over 3500K. 4000K is natural day light. I'd start w/some of these Honestly? the red brick isn't all that. I'd paint it. white, black, gray, and bring in a large wood beam for the mantle. Paint the bookcases white too. I love this one. same floors as yours. do a matte black on the brick, paint the walls a nice, bight white (BM Simply White is neutral that leans just a tad warmer. I used it on my own walls. You can leave your ceilings as is, paint the beams, or paint the whole thing little diff as they kept the mortar joints a pale gray/white. you could choose to redo the shelving and do some built ins or, just paint them white and the brick either white or gray. ignore the fireplace, but these built ins are Ikea. It's an Ikea billy bookcase hack. super easy and looks great White brick, white walls, and bring in some cool furniture. I also love this mcm redo White brick, white walls, white ceiling. I don't like this color brick, just showing your the cabs on the sides. Romabio. look into Romabio (home depot has it) I'd do the masonry paint and not the lime wash. lime wash is too 'farm-y'. you want more mid century This stuff is super easy to use. Look it up and you'll find a ton of tutorials unless you want more of a country look: The masonry paint gives more of a solid coverage and can be tinted to any color...See Morechispa
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