Help picking floor stain for red oak floors!
Lisa Sinclair
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Comments (2)I now have in front of me two samples of stain over white oak. One dark, one medium shade. Coincidentally, Linen white is my wall color too. I agree that the dark stain may show imperfections. Kitchen cabs are off-white for me. I'm leaning towards the medium shade more that the darker shade. Contrast will be fine even with the medium stain against the white or off-white cabs. Sounds like you and I are thinking alike- dark sounds luxurious but a pain to deal with daily. If you need, I'll try to get a photo of the two samples my flooring guy has delivered. Chestnut would be what I'd call the lighter shade....See MoreHelp 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 MoreHardwood floor stain on red oak help!
Comments (5)I would recommend against staining your floors gray. Look at non-reddish stains for the most timeless, classic look, either lighter or darker, according to your preference. (I have Jacobean on white oak. It is a darker, not red stain. )...See MoreNeed HELP picking stain for red oak floors
Comments (0)Trying to make my new red oak floors look like the first wood color but everything looks pink or clay colored. Any suggestions to get it to the top picture?...See MoreBeverlyFLADeziner
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