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Red Oak + Weathered Oak Duraseal = HELP!!! So red & pink!

last year

The sample the floor guy put down was way more brown and less red/pink. I can't decide if I should have him totally redo this and just go country white or nordic seal - I really wanted a modern but warm look! This is so much more red - feels very blah (almost 90's to me??) and not at all what I was expecting. We are supposed to move in next week and I want to cry :( .What should I do????

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M Riz

last year

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Thats a beautiful floor, add some area rugs and decor and it becomes a backround. I would leave it.

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Mary Elizabeth
last year
I'm not sure what your expectations were, but that is a very pretty, classic looking floor! It's about as "neutral" as you can get, and still look like real wood. (Yeah for NO gray!)
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This is quite the coincidence as I’m in the exact same situation this weekend. I’m sandingmy red oak railings and staining them to match my recently weather oak stained red oak flooring. My railings too were that orangey colour. I too considered the darker contrasting route but for me felt matching the floor was worth it. I’m using mainly a hand electric sander which gets 90% of it off. The rest comes off well it’s those sponge sanders with 60grit. I too contemplated leaving the railings the old orangey colour but felt it would look obvious and incomplete that the extra step wasn’t taken. Plus i was concerned about maintaining consistency if I tried blending.Color is minwaz weathered oak. The installers used Duraseal which they said was the same but commercial name. As a side note, my wall and trim colour is BM simply White and using flat black metal spindles which further negated going with a darker rail. My suggestion is either match existing flooring or go with darker color. But don’t leave them orangey
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Neutral = gold(ish). Golden oak = yellow. Both of those colours are SUPER WARM. If you want COOL you need to get RID of yellow, orange and red. duraseal-quick-coat-stain-chart.jpg (1510×1762) (netdna-ssl.com) Have a look at the chart. Can you see green in any colours? Think 'celery' rather than emerald. Each colour has been applied to Red and White Oak (they sit side-by-each). Chestnut has green in it. Provincial also has some green but it turns warm on Red Oak (snick more gold tones). Coffee Brown Dark Walnut Antique Brown These all have green in them. Be VERY careful with Jacobean if you are looking for a 'soft' brown. Jacobean is FANTASTIC at turning the mineral streaks (the grain) DARK BROWN/Black. If you want a soft brown, the Jacobean is probably not what you want.
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kscosco123
last year
I don’t know what I was expecting either hah. I wanted the white oak look but I guess I need to accept that it’s red oak. Country white was so white it took out the red but it felt very sterile and I wanted a warmer look. They are starting to grow on me. For my wallet sake and my flooring guys sake, hopefully they continue to lol
jjam
last year
Your floor is gorgeous.
nursestucki
last year
I really like it and want something similar. What colors did you use? Just weathered oak? I don't think it is red/pink much at all. It's beautiful!
shari13
last year
That does not look red or pink at all to me on the monitor I have anyway.
kscosco123
last year
@nursestucki yes it is just weathered oak (duraseal) on red oak with matte water based finish. Now that I’ve moved in and have furniture, I’m pretty happy with it! There are definitely pink tones but overall I’m happy with it now!
myersamyl
last year
Karen, I love it. You have helped me decide on the stain for our red oak. We have white oak upstairs and red oak downstairs. After seeing your floors and Chris Loves Julia’s white oak in Duraseal’s “weathered gray”, I’m sold. Like you, I thought I wanted the on trend natural white oak look but, in reality, it lacks the warmth that I want in my home. Yours is both light and warm!
k n
9 months ago
This is one of our choices (Duraseal Weathered Oak) on our Red Oak floors, but I'm worried it will look pink. I'm wondering if they can mix in some gray to help with that?

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