Updated post! Wall color to tone down pink red oak floor
Update: the floor color looks WAY less pink after the first coat of poly was put on.. so much better but still going to use these paint tips!
We just had our floors redone. They have not been polyurethaned yet, but they have been sealed and look pink. My flooring guy said that since they’ve been sealed there is nothing we can do besides start over. I do not have the funds to do that. Is there a wall color that might help tone down the pink in the floor? I’ll attach a picture. In real life the floors are a little lighter and more pink than in the photo. The color on my walls currently is gray. Thanks for the help. I’m distraught over this.
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Sammie J
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Comments (3)I think we have the same tile! Is this it? That's my bathroom floor. What an exercise in frustration! I've been mulling over this room for ages. DH offered to pull the tile up for me, as my attempts at finding a new wall color are beyond exasperating. I'm dragging my feet tho. Although a new floor would immediately resolve this problem, a big concern is the bullnose tiles on the drywall instead of baseboard trim. It's not going to budge easily and I can just see giant chunks of the wall coming off. Right now I have a mid-level, very gray based purple on the walls. I didn't think I would care for that color because it's a small room and I thought a deeper color would close it in. But it hasn't, in fact, the opposite occurred, it feels more expansive. It's a smooth transition for the eye from floor to wall because of the common gray hues, but a nicer side effect is that some "oomph" on the walls and splashes of rich accent colors completely detracts from the rose colored marbled veining in the tile. But I'm ready for a change and have looked at every color of the rainbow and then some. This is a sample of the color I love and always go back to, but will not work with that tile. (The color is MS Atlantic, and is worth ripping the drywall, I like it that much! ;D ). With current tile it creates what I've fondly dubbed as the "Miami Vice" effect in that room. Sadly, many colors create that effect. Makes the pink in the floor 'pop' rather than recede. (You can see a bit of the current wall color in the background.) I lean toward your choice #1. Wouldn't suggest anything in the terra cotta/salmon family from #2, rather than detract from the floor it would feel jarring, imho. #3, I haven't found a sage yet that will work with my tile, and I love sage :( If we don't end up pulling the floor altogether I've narrowed it to a rich warm gray (providing I can find it, samples everywhere) with lots of white and hints of blue sea glass in accessories and accents (think spa). So that the atmosphere in the room will be a deterrent against the eye focusing on the pink in the floor. Have never considered myself a gray person, but with it being tagged as one of the 'new neutrals' and therefore some nice examples being shown in magazines, etc. shouldn't be difficult to hit on one that feels cozy rather than cold or industrial. Otherwise, a heavily gray based taupe with just a hint of green undertone does seem to work well. Another choice I've found that works is a cool gray based mocha. Like Restoration Hardware's Flax. (Click on the small color square in that row to see a sample of Flax in a room.) Hesitate to go that route, think I'd prefer to go lighter than what I have now for a change. Also, I wouldn't recommend dual contrasting colors. That would be a lot going on with our tile. Unless you stay in the same palette and do perhaps a darker shade near the floor and one level lighter above the chair rail. Just my humble .02. Guess my rambling on is a dead give away I've been doing a bit of obsessing over this ;D...See MoreHow to tone down orange tones on red oak floor using stain
Comments (38)This is a great post and info, I am glad I came across it! I have Timborana hardwood floors that I've hated for years now. I love the wood grain, but I can't stand the color anymore... yes it's red, and it shows absolutely everything (foot prints, paw prints, hair, etc). I came across this post as I have been looking for a green undertone stain color. I am trying to figure out what to do. Those pieces are the back side of this flooring so it shows the natural color. On the right is the sample done by the flooring guy. This is the color that I really like, not too dark, not too light. This is a sample piece that my flooring guy sanded down and tried 4 different alternatives. I was shocked on how light it turned out. Not sure what the top color is, but I don't like it (too yellow). The second one I think is just the natural finishing coat. The third one has more white mixed with the finishing coat and the bottom one just a little white. I am really debating if I should go with one of those 3 options, there is such a difference in color between boards, I am not sure what it will look like. I am wondering if I should ask him for something a little darker, not sure if something like the picture above could be achieve in any way. Of course Timborana has a lot more wood grain. Any suggestions? and then I have to choose tiles to go beside the wood floor 🙄...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 MoreRed Oak + Weathered Oak Duraseal = HELP!!! So red & pink!
Comments (9)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!...See More
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last yearlast modified: last yearGreen being the complement to red means that it makes it appear even more red, and the red makes the green appear to be more green. It emphasizes the difference, not disguises it. To disguise it, you use colors close to the color on the color wheel. Warm whites with a minor pink tone would be perfect. Like Snowbound, Oyster White, or Tocque.
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last yearYou like the wall color but the sealer has brought out the red in your red oak floor.
Ask your flooring guy to read this article and see if he can't apply another coat of colored sealer before he applies the finish coat? Experiment on wood that is NOT your floor.
I'm sure one of the wood flooring guys on this forum could advise you correctly. You might have to adjust the stain to a darker shade to combat the red.
https://hardwoodfloorsmag.com/2021/06/30/tinting-recoats/
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last yearI would now just choose a white for the walls or as suggested a grenn the is the complement to the pink. I love this color but cut 25% so a hint of green I agree once rugs and furniture are in it will not be such a big issue. I always nag about lighting and I will do so again do all LEds 4000K for bulbs in every fixture then at least you will not have the yellow tones to add to the mix.
chispa
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last yearlast modified: last yearChispa.. the sample i went with wasnt in my prior post. i attached a new picture. its the very bottom sample with the green arrow
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Jennifer Hogan
last yearWhich center block looks less pink? All three are the same color. It is simply that with the complement (green), the pink is enhanced. The middle is a neutral gray background.
Right now Green gray walls are enhancing the pink in the floors. If you use a neutral that is less green it will make the floors look less pink.
It doesn't mean that you have to go vividly pink or purple, just need a neutral that leans more towards those colors. BM Pale Oak is a very popular taupe, as is SW Worldly Gray, I love SW Alpaca, but it has stronger undertones than some like and maybe stronger than what you need to neutralize your flooring. Get a bunch of the small free samples and look for colors that look neutral compared to your floor and do not look green next to your flooring. Best to look at the colors in the best natural daylight you can find (Near a window) when doing the first round of color selection. Once you have found a few colors you want to sample we can help you narrow things down and tweak choices till you have the perfect color.
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