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PLEASE HELP with red oak floor stain - thanks so much!

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

Thanks so much for helping me! We have red oak floors we are staining. I am thankfully getting rid of the orange 2000's color! I would appreciate your opinions! I am attaching a bunch of pictures from different angles and times of day. I would like to steer away from trendy, and anything really red toned. I was thinking a brown. Also, we are painting our kitchen white, so that isn't a huge factor.

We are using Bona stains (and Bona water based poly) - I am not sure about adding gray to the mix?

The color right above the line is their Antique Brown (Bona Antique Brown looks a little different to me?), Provincial, and Jacobean is at the top. The two colors on the side are mixtures of those.

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duvall15501
Original Author
3 years ago
Here are the stains from a distance
duvall15501
Original Author
3 years ago
And up close
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Johnson Flooring Co Inc
3 years ago
Make sure your finisher has applied a coat of clear finish to the samples before attempting to evaluate them. It will change the color by bringing out the tone of the raw wood somewhat.
duvall15501
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks for info! It does not have a clear finish on the samples. I will ask! Thanks!
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11 months ago
@duvall15501 its been a while since you posted and i came across you post trying to figure out what to put on my red oak floors. we have had a terrible go of it and now looking into bona Jacobean, bona medium brown, duraseal dark walnut and interested in the bona antique which you have posted. what did you end up selecting and are you happy with yoir floors?

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