Floor stain help me pick!
Left hand side in all pics is Duraseal aged barrel 50/50 with neutral. Right side is Duraseal warm gray 50/50 with neutral. Red oak character grade 4” planks. Several pics taken in different lighting. Cabs are dove white shakers and counters will be steel gray leathered granite.
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Eli Mo
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PROOak & Broad
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Yayagal
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4 years agoJennifer Svensson
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cd7733
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CD
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PROHALLETT & Co.
3 years agoCD
3 years agoOur flooring guy put down samples last night after their first round of sanding. He didn’t bring Warm Grey, so he’s putting a sample down this morning.
I have red oak and plan to do Bona Traffic HD. I like grey with a hint of warmth. The previous owner did a Swedish finish on them (not sure which color stain) and they were very orange.
This is a photo of my friend’s house with red oak and Duraseal Warm Grey. It turned out really nice.
These are samples of my floor with the grey stains (L-R): boba grey, Duraseal dark grey, silver grey, rustic beige. Bottom: classic grey
I have a section of new red oak, which is much more pink than the original boards (15 yrs old). In fact I don’t see any red in the original red oak boards.
- PRO
HALLETT & Co.
3 years ago CD
3 years agoHe put Bona AmberSeal on the top half but I didn’t like it (so I didn’t post that photo). I like the far right color in Rustic Beige, it had less pink showing through. I agree the others are too grey. I’m thinking Rustic Beige or Warm Grey (which I’ll see soon).
Pic of Rustic Beige with the AmberSeal on the top half
dani_m08
3 years agoCD
3 years ago@dcmac1108 here are some photos of our red oak with the “warm grey” stain. I see some purple and blues come through but overall has a soft grey tone that turned out nicely once the kitchen and furniture was back in. If I were to do it again, I would have added a touch of “Jacobean” to cancel the red tones more.
dani_m08
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoCD
3 years agoaciochetto
2 years agokimlm
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Cori Dang
2 years ago@aciochetto Supposedly if you add Jacobean stain mixed with a grey stain, it helps to cancel the red tones in red oak. I didn't know about this until after we used only 'warm grey' and noticed there's still a reddish hue coming through. Now that all of my furniture is back in, I don't really notice it anymore. I'm really happy about how it turned out.
Here are some comparison photos when I tested aged barrel, dark grey, grey and warm grey.
Chessie