what color should I stain my floors
sjrosenberg
3 years ago
The floors are red oak. I have the kitchen remodeled and I'm having the floors refinished now. They were jacobean color, but now I'm thinking something lighter. White shaker cabs on the outer wall and grey shaker cabs in the island. Did "Early American" stain on the beams & posts, and now I need to get the floors figured out. Any suggestions would be appreciated
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3 years ago
ShadyWillowFarm
3 years agoRelated Discussions
Help. Just stained my floors dark . Should I paint my walls?
Comments (10)Lighter walls and a darker rug, and overall more color please. Right now there is no focal point in this room, and I hope you'll consider a fantastic painting over the fireplace and ditch all the small stuff on the mantel. With such a very dark floor the light rug just looks wrong. In nature you have the brown earth, then green grass and trees and then the lighter blue of the sky. Try a warm colored rug (like an Oriental, which has many colors), a glass coffee table which will show the rug instead of the weighty, chunky ottoman, off-white walls and drapes that are not much darker than the walls to open up this room. Pillows with colors taken from the rug which will tie the color scheme together, and then art on the walls in rich colors to glow against the light walls....See MoreWhat color should I refinish my floors and Wall colors?
Comments (2)The home has a great look. But before you look to remodel you need to look to the furnishings you will put into it. Many people buy a house, paint the walls redo the floors, change the kitchen, etc., then look to purchase furnishings. So think about that first. What do you have now that you will keep for the long term. And what do you plan to purchase new. Have a clear plan as to what these items are, keeping in mind colors, style, and patterns. Then look at floor color, rugs, lighting fixtures and furniture. The wrong order will ultimately make you frustrated....See MoreWhat should I stain my oak flooring with?
Comments (33)I'm not seeing a lot of cohesion with the colours. The 'costal' vibe is light with blue and green. You have cabinets that have an overwhelmingly orange/brown cast to them. They will override every colour you want to use and force you to use every colour you do NOT want to use. The counter tops read 'orange marble'. That means 90% of the kitchen's viewable surfaces are orange. One of the things orange does NOT work with = gray. Of any sort. And it doesn't work well with COLD tones (which is the 'ash' in the cool-tone browns you need to use to tone down the pink). You are seeing plenty of pink because it is clashing SOOOO HEAVILY with the ORANGE domination of your kitchen. Your original floor colour was identical to your cabinets. It was the perfect match. Now that you want a new colour floor (I'm assuming you do NOT want to touch the cabinets nor the counters) so that you can get a beachy/coastal vibe you have found how debilitating the colour orange is to a blue/white/green breezy look. I think light is the way to go. I would ensure a little bit of orange is added into the floor colour. The orange itself (as you can see by the original stain colour) will reduce the pink. What I would suggest: Decide WHEN you are going to change the rest of the kitchen. Is it in the next 7 years? If so then I recommend you get the floor you WANT and 'live' with the nasty orange/gray clash until you can't stand it any more. Then you revamp your kitchen to look 'beachy coastal' to match the floors. If you are redoing the kitchen 10+ years, I suggest you EMBRACE the orange tones of the cabinets and go with a lighter floor that compliments the STRONG orange in your cabinets. In other words, if you can't beat'em (or won't beat'em) then your only option is to join'em....See MoreWhat Color Should I Stain My White Oak Floors?
Comments (3)I second the thought of using a stain 3 steps lighter than the island. Because you have an orange/brown wood already in the space (the island) you already have your floor colour dictated to you. Just as an aside, White Oak rarely has 'pink' in it. When it is raw it has more of a greenish tinge to it. Red Oak is more commonly associated with pink tones (and lilac...and peach and salmon). Many people find out LATER that their purchase simply says "Oak" which allows the retailer to use Red Oak...because it has 'oak' in the title. Please check your purchase receipt to ensure it says White Oak. The type of oak you have on your floor will dictate the stain colour as well as the FINISH. Remember: an oil based finish will naturally turn orange. Which will be a nice match to the orange/brown island....See Moreeld6161
3 years ago
Angela Zuill
3 years ago
grapefruit1_ar
3 years agosjrosenberg
3 years agoBottom to top:
Early American
Dark walnut
Weatherd oak
EspressoRight side streak is just clear finish on the raw floor.
I think I’m 98% going with the weathered oak. Thoughts?
likewhatyoudo
3 years agoShadyWillowFarm
3 years agosjrosenberg
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iamflowerdot
3 years agowolfgang80
3 years agoLiz Court
3 years agoShadyWillowFarm
3 years agoSorry, I was confused as to which colors were which. I like the color circled in the post just above, and the dark walnut color. I have dark walnut on my floors.
mnmamax3
3 years ago
PROHALLETT & Co.
3 years agomnmamax3
3 years agosjrosenberg
3 years agoWell, here y’all go! Went with weathered oak. This is after 1 coat. 2 more coats being applied today.
mnmamax3
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