Stain recommendation to reduce red/pink tone in red oak flooring
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Stain color to take pink out of red oak and make it more orange
Comments (18)I got a bunch of stains to test, and while the walnuts and oaks match, we hate the dark grain they make in the oak. It just looks too much like 80's oak furniture. Some things about stain are so puzzling. - I have no idea why even a light stain like golden oak makes the grain dark, when golden pecan and colonial maple don't. Do some intentionally have lighter bases but darker solids so they deposit the dark into the grain? We much prefer the no-grain ones. - Why do golden pecan and colonial maple look indistinguishable on my sample, but light years different on the Minwax color chips of the same wood? Well those are rhetorical questions, unless someone knows the answer. Since the teak floors get more orange as they age, and the Minwax color chip shows colonial maple as more orange than golden pecan, maybe I'll use colonial maple....See Morewhite oak and red oak floor next to each other stain help
Comments (5)I don't think you will be able to get that light look consistently with red and white oak. You probably need to go with a medium neutral stain on all floors, one that has green tones in it. Green is the complement to red/pink, and mixing complementary colors neutralizes them. I've had success with Special Walnut stain throughout my home. The floors in the original (1920s) part of the home are oak, not sure if red or white. The new white oak floors in the kitchen were installed in 2014; all are stained special walnut. Here is a photo of the transition area between dining room (above the saddle) and kitchen (below the saddle). The color is not too dark and not too light. Depending on the light it can look warmer or cooler. It's my "go-to" color for me and my clients for many years....See MoreStain for Red Oak Floor - Medium Brown, No Pink
Comments (9)Also, after making the decision, I found this blogger that also did one coat of Ebony on her floors, too, with some great pictures that helped me confirm it’s what I wanted to do, too. https://centsationalstyle.com/2017/09/refinished-hardwood-floors/...See MoreStain recommendations to update red oak floors!
Comments (5)Once you know the direction you like, have your refinished appliy the stain directly to your floor like you see in these pictures and then select from that....See Morelhegge123
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