Our style is clean lined, contemporary and eclectic. Hope you find a color you love Amy. I would stay away from English Chestnut if you dont want a reddish hue. Duraseal stain mix of 60% Fruitwood and 40% Country white - the fruitwood is warm and the country white should mask the pink Duraseal Silvered Gray is also light, and the green undertones in the color reduce pink/yellow tones I would not try pickled oak stains alone, they won't mask the wood's natural red and yellow undertones. I havent seen pine with denim coloring sorry. Duraseal is a good brand we can recommend though. They dry clear and have good UV protection compared to other finishes. The floors are currently stained with a neutral color which has turned to a yellowish color. Now I want to use Ebony or True Black stain on top of the Coffee Brown. Please help so confused. 2. This is the location to be for 18 Wonderful hardwood floor stain Colors for Oak this the. We were happy to learn about the Bona Traffic water based finish from this site. My home has original oak floors from 1885 that are very thin at this point. Sorry about your bad outcome with your floors :(. Matter if it was stain, sealer of finish R & Q ; White Oak R & Q White! Quick View. What are your thoughts on those two stains? Walls are decorators white and shoreline by Benjamin Moore). I should mention it is white oak quartersawn and rift. Thank you. There is some very good information about staining heart pine flooring in this pdf attachment (from the NWFA) here you should read: http://www.heartpine.com/resources/downloads/finishing.pdf. Also wondering if there is much difference between Bona Jacobean and DuraSeal? House design by Charles Isreal. Ever heard of such a thing? it didnt give me a nice grey. I had some area sanded and tested some colors, special walnut, cherry, dark walnut and golden pecan. To answer your question thats a Maple floor stained red mahogany (Bona brand stain). Floor with our visualizer semi-transparent stain of stain applications it and love subtle! We were thinking of choosing Espresso. But if you want to go lighter, a stain like DuraSeal Rustic Beige, Silvered Grey or Weathered Oak would work. These finishes accentuate the character of the wood, so if you have a lot of variation then it will be hard to mask that with a light color unfortunately. Do you have any recommendations for stain colors? Yes there might be some stain that has soaked down between the butt joints if it was applied quite liberally. Hardwood supplies e.g. We are definitely trying :). What do you think of Duraseal Rustic Beige or Bona Birch, either one of them would be topped with Bona NaturalSeal, then two coats of Bona Traffic HD XMatte. The first coat was so pretty. We do this all the time. The dark flooring that has really caught my eye happened to be Brazilian cherry flooring with walnut stain to tone down the red. Thanks. Either of those would look good. Bring in a smaller piece of furniture so you can compare it against. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, (Comments are moderated and may take a couple of days to be approved.). Ebony floors definitely have the Wow factor if thats what youre after. This product is formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood or masonry surfaces. I forgot to tell you that the floors are white oak. And, then on the other end, we have Aged Barrel and Heritage Brown which integrate dark browns and ebony with gray. P.S. So currently I have already removed the sealer that was on the floor so that I could get to Bearwood and put down oxalic acid to bleach the wood back to the original color at which I then sanded back with a fine grit a 220 to be exact and Im just about ready to start staining it back to the original color to match the whole floor BUTTTTTT Im seriously concerned with the line of where All the spots that I have sanded are Is it going to blend right back to the floor color because I dont really think it will and Im afraid that Im going to stain the floor but youre still going to be able to see the outline of the area that I sanded in each spot. That would look great with light gray walls if you want something different and trendy. You helped to calm me down. Its unique formulation provides a surface that can be topcoated in two hours. It may be dry on top so the contractor coats the floor and seals in the wet stain. Its always hard to give advice over the computer without seeing your home in person and your wall and furnishing colors as well as your decorating tastes. Thank you! Come back and let us know how they turned out. Then apply another top coat or two over the top and the faux touch up will be sandwiched between the layers protecting it. Then, you can do any stain color you want. Ballerina & Welder at your mercy Ava SantAngelesa, Hi Ava, sounds like your husband loves you very much :). We are looking to stain our red oak floors a dark grey. As for the finish I have what I believe is a matte finish now not to shiny like a high gloss. May I ask, what is the type of wood and stain color used in the picture with you in it at the very top? Most are either white or cream colored. DuraSeal Quick Coat Stain 1qrt Rustic Beige 182 $16.89. As always, prepare lots of samples to help make the right choice. Best regards. Once you had decided on a color you were happy with we would then start the job. Fast forward to present situation only to know that the Hardwood floor is of red oak and any lighter stain will bring out the red/pink tones. What do you think? They are visible in high and low humidity. Yes if you add some ebony that will definitely make it darker and less red. Youll have to have some painting and graining skills though to blend them in so theyre invisible. Hello Tadas, I have new 7 plank Select White Oak that was stained with water based Duraseal Coffee Brown. Thinking of adding some ebony? I want to use Bona Traffic Hd over it, but our floor guys have never used a water based poly over oil based stain. We were thinking the Bona NaturalSeal will pull a little of the natural tones, but still wouldnt yellow. Combining rustic and modern . Theyre sanding today and we have to choose the color by tomorrow! Any experience with that particular color? Our doors are solid pine 6 panel doors stained with Minwax Early American 230. We have white oak floors and looking to resand and finish them in a light modern grey. As far as custom stains, we do it all the time :), For a brown/walnut feel, but with an added warmth of red/yellow hues youre really going to have to experiment on some sample boards thats a tough one. That will remove the red/pink color in the red oak. You could try re-sanding the floors back again and making sure the contaminates are removed between each board. And if you cant find the perfect color out of a tin, wed be happy to mix some different stains together for a custom blend that matches your taste and style. See a selection of DuraSeal stains on white oak hardwood flooring. Im thinking maybe the Golden Oak downstairs on all floors, but I dont want it to be too yellow. I greatly appreciate your help. Can you recommend a color for downstairs, and what do you think of the idea of two different colors in the house? We are having our floors refinished and are struggling with the right stain color. I think that range of shades will work well with your mixed furniture. Cannot thank you enough and so looking forward to your advice! I think that Aged Barrel is a great choice. It looks good and I think the reverse would look fine as well. Oak floors can look great left their natural color as you can see in this photo. Your cozy warm feel idea sounds nice. Weve sanded dark stained floors back to natural before and never had a problem. After almost two months when I enter the apartment, I can still feel a sharp smell lingering in the air. Since its a darker color, it will help camouflage the different species a bit. Unfortunately we are a long way from Naperville but Ive enjoyed reading your posts and tips. I am thinking chesnut or medium brown. Has this chart helped you? Walnut stains usually have a significant green pigment to them. Ideal for unfinished wood furniture, cabinets, doors, trim, molding and hardwood floors. White Oak is a fabulous choice for seaside homes, modern farmhouse styles, and contemporary dcor. Best paint colors to go with gray flooring, 13 Stunning gray hardwood floors (pre-finished) you can buy online, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Policy. Also with Bona sealer and bona finish. Finish is Loba Invisible Protect. That might have been what you meant. Tada, also, on another forum they were saying that unless you change out the boards of the urine stains, in the hot weather you will smell it is this true? I love your first photo does it look like a black brown in real light? Irene THx so much. Yes you can mix at any ratio you like. ($4.25/sf range unfinished). Something like this: http://www.houzz.com/photos/87686/Oakley-Home-Builders-traditional-kitchen-chicago, Any advice you could give would be great! You can also check out our own collection of photos from previous hardwood floor projects for some inspiration. You can bleach it, stain it white, use a pre-treatment like I talk about here: https://napervillehardwood.com/blog/rubio-monocoat-pre-color-easy/ or you could use a whitewashed colored finish like Bona NordicSeal. What might be a good fit with the cabinets? My floor guy didnt do any samples for me. we decided to refinish it. Can you describe how much an ambering poly will yellow white oak vs going with a ligher stainj Igolden oak/pecan) and using a clear poly. Also, rosewood is not shown in your color palette above. After researching I think it may be called bleed back. Rustic Oak MW1122 Wood Finish Water-Based Semi-Transparent Color Stain Semi-Transparent . You can use dyes as well as stain if you want a darker floor. These extreme colors tend to go out of style quickly though, the two colors above wont. The kitchen floor is spruce. Test on your floor to see. I read somewhere (cant find it now) that you can mix walnut (or dark walnutI cant remember which) with english chestnut for a really nice look. It would be best to get a couple of sample tins of both color stains and see if you can match it. Minwax 233334444 Minwaxc Polycrylic Water Based Protective Finishes, 1/2 Pint, Satin. Either way it will make your decision much easier. 50% Jacobean 50% Ebony 100% Dark Walnut Inspired By Charm 100% Dark Walnut Valenti Floors Medium Toned Farmhouse Style Floor Stain 75% Classic Gray 25% Jacobean Elizabeth Bixler Designs 66% Classic Gray 33% Jacobean 50% Jacobean 25% Classic Gray 25% Weathered Oak Perfect Home Improvement 50% Dark Walnut 50% Special Walnut Addicted 2 Decorating Thank you! Maybe a mix of both, but it has a lot of color variation between boards. If you have a certain taste in furniture or a design style youre going for, it will be a big help to decide on a wood floor stain color. I am in Hoffman Estates, planning to put my house for sale. Please note that these are products I know/use and recommend to my customers. Sorry, I should have said the kitchen cabinets were installed in the 1980s, and theyre that medium oak color, similar to golden oak I think. I also have a big dog, and dont want to go too dark on account of him scratching up the floor. No more 70s orange oak floors if you dont want to stain. We dont use Minwax stains but my suggestion would be to get your floor guy to provide a few samples for you. Weathered Oak is generally used as a lighter to medium stain color. It can take a while. Looking forward to any feedback you may have. And if standard color options are not what you desire, Duraseal stain can be mixed to create unlimited custom colors. Lighter floors can be better for small dark rooms as they will brighten them up, making them look bigger because they reflect light. If you do need to re-sand, I suggest you waterpop the floors so you can get that darker look you want. I tried half Jacobean and half weathered oak, still light. Im at my wits end about all of this! Rago Fabrication Modular Storage Panel, We love it. After four passes (starting at 40 ending at 100) the original stain was still creeping through the pores of the soft grain and between the planks in a number of places. I have red oak floors and want to choose a color and finish that will show very little of the wood grain. 2. What stain did you use? Colors for Oak this is the location to be used on bare Wood or surfaces Stain shades for hardwood flooring contractors this rich blend of oil and resin hardwood. Lighter shades like Cherry and Golden Oak will accent the natural grains and beauty of a floor while still giving it some depth and color. Jen. Im going to be refinishing floors on Friday (May 24) and still struggling to find a stain color. 100% True black is very hard to maintain and shows every bit of dirt. If they do a sealer, do that as first coat and next 2 coats Bona Traffic HD. Thanks, http://www.houzz.com/photos/205683/Gallery-Loft-modern-kitchen-los-angeles http://www.houzz.com/photos/798974/Modern-White-Kitchen-contemporary-kitchen-toronto http://www.houzz.com/photos/7923759/Decorative-plaster-work-has-been-retained-contemporary-kitchen-other-metro. A shade darker would look perfectly fine. the current stain is ebony, almost black (my flooring guy said this is not even a stain and the floor has been painted black) on red oak had wood. Is that the photo with the fireplace? To compare but cant seem to find any on bare Wood or masonry surfaces widths and lengths stain over. So the first decision to make is whether you should even consider adding color to your floor, or if it should be kept in its natural state. We used Rustic Beige on our red oak floors. Weve usually customized the gray stains to achieve the customers desired shade. Any ideas? You can see Bona Stain Chart here. DuraSeal Quick Coat Stain Rustic Beige 1 Gal Ranked #94 in Stain Item ID: DS182 UPC: 027426811829 Availability: 48 In stock - Ready to Ship Packaging: EACH Weight: 9.80 Color: RUSTIC BEIGE Manufacturer: DURASEAL Type: QUICK COAT Volume: 1 GALLON Price: $68.41 Estimated Arrival Time: Calculate shipping costs Zip code: Calculate DuraSeal Wood Putty 1lb White Oak $5.95. We want to look fairly contemporary and like the color of these photos. DuraSeal Quick Coat Rustic Beige Stain. Our visualizer something still feels off, you can mix it with other stains to get the right look and. I like your fantastic web site. Im thinking of refinishing my 32 year old oak floors (kitchen, great room-open floor plan). Our main floor has a douglas fir floor (original from 1888) in the living room and red oak from the 1940s in the rest of the rooms. Or is it a true gray? The biggest and most important difference between Minwax and DuraSeal is DRYING TIME. do not use water or denatured alcohol after stain or anything is down. Just what I was searching for! Colors can be matched as well if you want a custom color. However I am looking to change floor color. Would love it if you could answer a few questions if possible: We are having our entire first floor redone for the third time in Jan 2020, whole home (3500sq ft) 4 inches, white oak, 50:50 ebony: jacobean, matte finish, new construction (late 2017), 1. I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided. Otherwise something like Heritage Brown or Provincial (maybe a 50% mix with Natural) would be a good place to start. Then, the poly will seal it in. Many thanks for your blog which I have found really useful. At this very moment were salvaging a floor that a professional company messed up big time. Id be more inclined to go with heritage brown (as its more unique) or Jacobean/ebony as both of those have less red. We just had our floors stained with one coat of the duraseal silvered grey. This post is super helpful- thank you! We dont do many pine floors at all here in Chicago. Looking at dura seal products and they reference red/white oak. The kitchen is cheap natural colored pergo, which looks fine against the Red Chestnut. And whoever is sanding that fir, make sure they go easy on it theyre very soft and you dont want to take too much wood and patina off. I know Ive read that it is very difficult to achieve a light wood color on red oak without having the red and pink undertones. Finally, what is plain sawn red oak, and how is it different from common or select red oak? How bad are the sanding marks in the existing floor? I have original red oak floors in the original part of my house (now very orangey) and am installing new red oak floors in a kitchen & tv room reno. I would try half and half first and if thats too red for you try 3/4 walnut and 1/4 chestnut. I would get a few red colors and a few of the browns and maybe fruitwood and experiment with mixing them together (the same brand) at different percentages to see what you like. Staining pine can be tricky compared to other woods. The floors are Red Oak and they were stained Ebony. I think this comment was for me,Tadas, right? I want the home to look beautiful and functional. You can mix them with Natural as well if you want the color but in a lighter shade. 105. We always do this hand have never had an issue with white lines. Sorry you have to deal with this, I know it can be frustrating when you invest a lot of money and things dont turn out exactly how you want them to. We have tried a handful of Rubio colors- castle brown, Ice brown, dark oak, and pure and cant seem to find something we like. As far as color, its very tough for us to make a call without seeing your place in person and knowing what your style is. Much better to practice on test pieces first. Unfortunately once the stain is down, plus 3 coats of finish on top, theres not much you can do other than sand it off and start all over. any of them would do for me. What combination of stains would you suggest so I could get the same type of look with white oak flooring? Thats why many people steer away from staining it. As my advice is always test a few mixes on a scrap piece first. I think that he used too much stain. Then mixed half Jacobean and half light grey but its still light. Once the stain and finish goes on theres no turning back. Hi Tadas, First of all thank you so much for replying to all people. Remember test patches are your friend :). There are portions that are blue, called denim, throughout the wood. it looks terrible! As they aged over time, and with exposure to the sun, they slowly turned that amber color we all want to keep away from. If you put down a cheap big box store finish, then yes Id be very worried about scratches. If you dont use a finish with a ultraviolet inhibitor, then yes the floors will change color (darker) with sunlight. (My furniture is mostly greys and blues. I ended up with uneven floors, grit marks all over the floors, lines in the poly from the roller, and a cloudy poly finish. Good luck with your endeavor Jerry. Without seeing the floors in person, my suspicion is that he hasnt sanded them aggressively enough. I am also planning to get stager decorate the house but I am struggling to select the stain color. Other popular choices are Dark Walnut, Classic Gray, and Early American. You can see some samples here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wdflooring/6438273691/in/photostream/, Might not go with your decorating style in your farmhouse though, depends on your taste :). When we repair water or pet damaged areas in a floor we usually remove the damaged wood and replace it with new wood. I am making some 8 red oak plank floors for our office and have had others show interest in buying some. I did ask them to put a small sample of dark walnut in the area with thin floors and it looked completely different than in the kitchen and almost had a yellow hue. As always to lots of testing on sample boards first before going ahead with the whole floor. If it was a recoat it sounds like you have a contamination issue. We love a Restoration Hardware look. Refinished engineered red oak hardwood in Rustic Beige by Duraseal J Jeannie Knudson-Bailey 8 followers More information Refinished engineered red oak hardwood in Rustic Beige by Duraseal Red Oak Hardwood Floors Stains Red Oak Wood Floors Oak Floor Stains Painted Hardwood Floors Light Hardwood Floors Grey Flooring House Flooring Minwax Stain Colors Or you could do 50% Provincial and 50% Natural for a nice shade darker and warmer. We dont want to add another coat of stain because then the floor will go too dark. The color I chose from the samples on my floor is Medium Brown. I am enjoying it too! Sometimes it takes a bit of imagination as well as trial and error (and patience) as we are often blending 3 or more colors (white, ebony and at least 1 shade of brown). Scratches will show through easier and dust will be much more noticeable on the surface. One of the best places to see different flooring styles and colors is in that stack of home decoration and renovation magazines you have piled up in a corner somewhere. Well work with you every step of the way to make sure you have the products and support you need. Thanks! The floors are oak not sure red or white, but the house was built in the 1950s if that helps. Thank you so much! White oak is a closed-grain wood, which makes it slightly more water-resistant than some other wood species. You just need the polyurethane on top (bona Traffic HD) for protection. Hi Rivki, I would definitely use something better for your floors. Thank you for your help! While no solid wood floors are truly waterproof, white oak planks hold up well in areas where some moisture can be expected, such as kitchens and half-bathrooms. I applied 3 coats of waterborne polyurethane. Most of our furniture are in the dark brown category. Does special walnut minwax over red oak select leave a medium brown overall look without seeing so much graining? For your dark expresso color try mixing Ebony with Jacobean or Dark Walnut like you said. Stains on White Oak and Red Oak floors Dark Wood floors like a stain but an ambering poly to but Quality Penetrating finish 182 Rustic Beige, Dark gray in 2 to hours. We tend to blend most of our stain colors as well so most of our floors are custom colors. Sorry for the delay in replying, another busy week here! Your insight is amazing and so valuable! I would like to have some differentiation in color, like you get with an exotic. For a long term classic modernish look something like Jacobean or Dark Walnut works well. As you can see, the choice you have in stain colors for your hardwood floor is almost unlimited. In the end, I highly recommend you have your wood flooring professional make you some samples. thank you, Hi Tadas, these are the colors Im looking for. We had red oak floors installed and are having other rooms floors sanded and re-stained. We just purchased a home and wish to stain our golden oak floors daker. Give it a go anyways in a small out of the way area and see for yourself. It softens the ebony and even gives you slightly different tones pending on how the light hits it. DuraSeal Quick Coat Penetrating Finish is a semi-transparent stain formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood and masonry surfaces. Its not always easy to get the perfect color is it. What do you think??? Beige has a a good amount of red pigment to it. Briarsmoke by Varathane. #gray #greige #hardwood #flooring #staincolors #refinish #hardwoodflooring. I cannot thank you enough for all this information. We are also refinishing cabinets to white and looking for a modern, but rich deep contrast. How would you darken it up a bit? There are way to many variables that come in to play, some that come to mind are: Was the Brazilian Cherry water-popped first before the walnut stain was applied? If you dont want to see the grain then going dark is your best bet. which color stain of the two is most likely the color(Milwauee), and do I use varnish or poly on top of it for protection? Poly to compare but cant seem to find pictures of White Oak 5.95! Since 1898, generations of contractors have counted on us to deliver the highest quality wood coatings. Hello Tadas, Thank you for your valuable knowledge. You can find Duraseal on Amazon, Walmart, or use their store locator to find out where to buy Duraseal stain. Wondering what is the stain color of the image under your text lighter colored modern grey shade? Ive heard one with a green tone lessens the red. That is a nice warm medium brown color that will look good and in style for decades. In real light we were happy to learn about the Bona NaturalSeal will pull a of... 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