red oak stain color help needed!
kguls27
3 years ago
We are using Bona Drifast.
The floors are currently sanded and our contractor put down 3 stains. Attached pic
- natural 2) birch and 3) twig.
He is not a fan of doing color combos, but I feel like that’s my only option.
We are close with twig, but it’s just too yellow.
I know red oak is totally different than white oak, but we want a natural light brown color.
I posted an inspiration picture to show exactly what we want to achieve. Please help with the perfect Bona stain to get as close to this as possible!! Pics would be awesome!!
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Help picking a floor stain color for red oak hardwoods!?
Comments (4)Hi John, do you have any photos of the space you could post? That might be helpful. In general, it's trickier to make wood floors work with wood stained cabinets, but I've done it. Since you don't want reddish floors, I'd aim for a cooler brown - more towards a walnut. I would NOT do ebony floors; those super-dark floors are impossible to keep looking clean. They show dust, lint, grass, etc. Also, what stain product is your contractor using? Most come in pre-mixed colors. That may determine the palette you have to choose from. Other stains can be tinted or adjusted if needed. Adding green to a stain color, for example, will help cut the red of the oak floors. You have to go easy though, you don't want to end up with a noticeable green tone. You're welcome to email me directly if you want more info - I don't check messages on here very often. Thanks Info@PaintColorHelp.com...See MoreHelp! Mixed red/white oak- Need staining help
Comments (6)I only see the mix in the first image. Are these two different rooms? Why not just replace with the dominant specie? In the case o fthe first image, remove the white oak and complete with red oak. You then do not need to worry about matching a stain....See Morehelp needed with duraseal stain colors for red oak
Comments (31)About to refinish our red oak floors and im having such a hard time deciding! ive been leaning towards aged barrel. it is beautiful in the above pics, but I’m hopinh it isnt too dark. my stair treads are black, and i want a good contrast. the wood is also in the kitchen and kitchen will be all white. opinions, please please!...See MoreRecommendations on stain color for red oak. Need to choose tomorrow!?
Comments (5)I think you're right to pick a contrasting stain. Jacobean and dark walnut seem too close to the barn wood. Sounds like you want something more like this: If so, can you dilute jacobean or dark walnut?...See More- PRO
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