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. Is this right? I appreciate your response. “If I recall that floor was stained with a mix of 75% Ebony and 25% Mahogany. I have a builder installed engineered Acacia 3/4 inch. We found some pieces of the cypress in the basement, and our contractor should be able to give us a piece of oak. It is available free of heart centers, which means that the usual ‘bulls eye’ heart wood found in the center of most beams is absent. Since your floors are so old and you may not be able to sand them again, I would also suggest looking at a hardwax oil like Rubio Monocoat. The floors are Red Oak and they were stained Ebony. From the photos it looks like the floor guy did a great job as well. We are in the process of renovating and are starting our wood floors now. Their high-quality pigments produce rich, dark, uniform colors on hard-to-stain woods like maple and pine. In the end, I highly recommend you have your wood flooring professional make you some samples. I forgot to tell you that the floors are white oak. We want to keep that nice medium cocoa brown of walnut and see the lovely grain lines but are stuck on how. Can you please advice me. It may be there last time being sanded. Many times however, staining will allow the pet stains to blend right in and become unnoticable if you go dark enough like you’re thinking. I can’t really tell you what colors you would need without seeing the actual board you want to match in person and doing some experiments on sample boards. On top of that there are many colored products that can be used from hardwax oil companies like Rubio Monocoat, Pallmann and Loba. Plus what’s in now could be “out of style” soon according to the design gurus. Hi tadas I have enjoyed reading the blog but have a question of my own my husband and I are building a home and I need to pick out the color I want for my floors I really love the darker shades but I am nervous my 115 lb dog is going to ruin them everyone keeps telling me if we go to dark it will show all the scratches is this true?? Paints are beige (Grant Beige, Dove White), phillipsburg blue, etc. Make sure you get hold of a large sample and keep it up against the cabinets for a few days so you get a good idea of whether you like the look or not. Like all things what was once modern is now outdated. in REFINISHING Pine Wide Planks with Early American Stain. Make sure your hardwood refinishing guy provides lots of samples for you to choose from. 3. weathered oak + early American wiped off right away. Try Jacobean and then 50% Jacobean and 50% Natural. Thanks. If so, is there a way neutralizing or bleaching the remnants of the original stain? In the move, there were renovations done to the main structure as well. Come back and let us know how you go. Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge and info… it’s very helpful. I’m guessing it must have been an oil based finish applied because water based wouldn’t make it darker. The floors that we have currently made are pretty much all 8’long stock and we make the blanks oversize through the rip so we can keep them extra straight out of the moulder. Apart from looking in magazines and online, you can also take a trip down to your local big box hardware store and browse through the flooring isle to see what tickles your fancy. We have stained many different species of wood floors for clients, including Brazilian Cherry and maple floors that clients weren’t in love with. Best bet would be to get some samples of each so you can see for yourself. If you leave a thick coating of stain on the floors, the finish won’t adhere and you’ll have a huge mess on your hands. What type of topcoat am I looking for (shoes off, no pet, no kids household) I read your blog but didn’t see anything about avoiding the white line syndrome. Hope that helps. To be honest, it will most likely not be dark enough still if you try this. It’s always nice to hear that the effort we put into these posts are appreciated :). The dining room has red oak floor with golden oak stain and all the baseboards, window trim and casing are also stained with golden oak stain. However, need some contrast. The Pure made it a bit reddish and did nothing for the sapwood. Vermont Timber Works custom designs and fabricates beautiful timber frame homes, post and beam barns, heavy timber churches, cathedral ceilings and more. More Options Available. Much better to practice on test pieces first. Our current house is a ranch, the main level is Red Chestnut throughout – bedrooms, living room, and dining room. Hope you can provide some guidance. As I’m sure you can imagine, it’s a little hard to give color advice over the internet without actually seeing your furniture and room where the floor will be. We were thinking chestnut. We had red oak floors installed and are having other rooms’ floors sanded and re-stained. If I were to use Minwax Satin finish would that be protective enough or should I use something better? My kitchen cabinets are a yellowish/orange maple. Pop by and let us know how you do if you get the chance. 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. ~ thanks! Thank you so much for being so professional and sharing your expertise on flooring. 7. Now I want to use Ebony or True Black stain on top of the Coffee Brown. You could also look into fuming the floors first to turn them grey and then stain over the top. I’m pretty sure it was Duraseal. 2. As always, prepare lots of samples to help make the right choice. 52 BEHR 1 qt. Yes we’ve seen this quite a bit. Thanks Tadas. thank you Colleen. Any suggestions? I’ll go into detail explaining the best way to make sure you’re completely 100% happy with your decision, before you commit to staining the entire floor. My sister in law did Red Oak stain and I love the darkness but it has a little too much read. Below are the Rubio Monocoat Pre-Color Easy colors…, And here is there selection of pre-aging treatments like RMC Smoke and RMC Fumed…, And to top it off, here is a small sample from the selection of Pallman Magic Oil colors…. Try a small amount first and make sure you record how much you used of each. You’re paying for guys like Tadas professionalism and expertise! HELP! oh, which is the best stain you would use..ZAR, etc. If you find out what was causing it please come back and let us know. Enjoyed reading your blog. I would go with the brand of stain your floor guy is familiar with as you don’t want him experimenting with unfamiliar products/systems on your floor. We’ll try out Golden Pecan, Golden Oak, Puritan Pine and Natural. Any thoughts? Many thanks!! Thanks. Hi Tadas; Does Bona Provincial have a orange / red undertone? Aged Oak But in the flooring industry, those are referred to as ‘finishes’. How wide are the cracks? If I recall that floor was stained with a mix of 75% Ebony and 25% Mahogany. I have “colonial maple” color kitchen cabinets, but dont want to continue with the country type look, my style is modern. I have red oak floors and want to choose a color and finish that will show very little of the wood grain. We buy our douglas fir timbers directly from a west coast supplier who uses only the best looking timber. Thank you very much for writing quality content for people like me to read and research. Golden Pecan has orange undertones in it. I would start with colors like Special Walnut. After sanding and refinishing hundreds of hardwood floors in the Naperville and Chicago area, we have experience with pretty much every color available. Thanks for the compliments, glad you enjoyed it. We have been told it was from water popping, humidity, the floor color (50:50 ebony and jacobean mix). And whoever is sanding that fir, make sure they go easy on it – they’re very soft and you don’t want to take too much wood and patina off. We later tested the fir stains to see what matched best with the red oak stain we liked. Yes you’re going to have a hard time getting a color that “doesn’t hide all the grain & interesting burls… but that also brings a little uniformity to the sometimes wild tonal variation between all the planks – without looking like we just painted the floors.”. But I don’t have a clue about finishing or staining. I doubt I will be able to get them to do it and I don’t know if I can do it on my own? It might be best to re-sand the entire floor – old and new – to make it the same color and sheen. This will give the best “color match” between the different floors but may be too dark for your taste. You can also check out our own collection of photos from previous hardwood floor projects for some inspiration. I had decided on Rubio as a finish but we cannot seem to find a color that’s “right” for the handscraped walnut floors we are getting. We don’t want to add another coat of stain because then the floor will go too dark. The room doesn’t get much natural light and we have high-hat lighting. Or you could do 50% Provincial and 50% Natural for a nice “shade darker and warmer”. Going for a “costal” look Hampton’s style / or southern costal – also have a wood front door that i need to stain the interior of.. do I go lighter darker or the same as the floors for the door? Any experience or advise with this? Most people stain their floors in an attempt to get them to look like one of these awesome floors. Unfortunately we don’t have heart pine floors here so I’m not experienced enough to give a professional opinion sorry. I thought from the samples taken it would be darker. Good luck :). Sorry you had a bad experience with the first guy you hired. It is really dark!! Thanks! Always make sure you do a sample piece/section first though as you have found out. plan to do a satin finish unless you advise against this. I don’t want it to be too red or brown…just a happy medium…or more brown. It does not tend to turn blotchy, but like all woods it will stain more evenly after an application of a pre-stain wood conditioner. Is it possible that the 60-year-old stain pigment left submerged in the cracks has bled out via the polyurethane? If done well you shouldn’t be able to notice from a standing height. i.e. Either way it will make your decision much easier. Please keep in mind that the colors and textures shown on this page will vary with the natural differences found in each wood type. Sanding is happening today, tomorrow it will be stained. Can you suggest a mixture of DuraSeal stains to get close to the look of these floors? Thoughts! As always to lots of testing on sample boards first before going ahead with the whole floor. Do you know the history of them? Your husband is right about red floors being out at the moment. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help, its a bit hard to show and describe colors through a computer compared to in person with large samples :). This is the stain color chart from DuraSeal…, And here are the colors available from Bona…. If you are lucky enough to have an exotic, rare or special wood floor such as mahogany, cherry, rosewood, walnut, aged pine and even maple then we strongly recommend they don’t be stained. You won’t get an exact match but you’ll definitely get something you’ll be super happy with. How can this be fixed? We are having our red oak floors done Monday and I am torn between the two stains. Hi, we are in the process of laying white oak in our home and I am wanting a medium brown color (want a warm feeling). On the other hand, if you’re going for a more modern contemporary style, you won’t want to put down a color like Sedona Red as it would look completely out of place. Historic Reconstructions: Continuing the Timber Frame Tradition, Timber Framing vs. Post and Beam Construction. Early American is a stain by Varathane. If you have a certain taste in furniture or a design style you’re going for, it will be a big help to decide on a wood floor stain color. Sorry for the delay in replying, another busy week here! As far as the door I would stain or paint it a different color. If you want a darker color then you could stain it any color you choose. 5. weathered oak (heavy-handed) + early American allowed to sit for 5 minutes before wiping off. The installing people who have laid them have bragged about this aspect. Any suggestion on the stain color for the floors? Unfortunately, it is much, much to light. Our flooring guy has done two samples so far, one us very light (he said that was just grey over the red oak) and the other was darker when he first applied it but as it dried it lightened up and picked up a bluish tinge (that was called Slate). We are thinking about duraseal cherry stain but may be too light. Do you think this might work or do you think the two should not be mixed together? It is important to realize that wood changes colors when exposed to … That might explain the raised boards. Any suggestions getting a rich browm with a touch of red with Dura on a new pine floor. Then apply another top coat or two over the top and the faux touch up will be sandwiched between the layers protecting it. Is water popping the only way to achieve the deep stain? A celebration of American innovation, Early American has been the cornerstone of many palettes and continues to inspire more colors today. Those plain sawn red oak floors were stained with 50% Rosewood/Natural and then finished with 3 coats of oil based finish to give it a nice deep, rich look. A few years ago it was very dark floors. Have you looked at Duraseal Coffee Brown color? 2) The other cause can be from using 2 component finishes in multiple coats over a floor vs using a sealer and the 2 component finish for top coats. I like the floor a little darker; my husband likes it a little lighter with some red…so I’m looking for a happy medium. The best way is by staining it all dark but that’s not an option as you mentioned. Please help so confused. We have laid 5″ white oak with character everywhere and are trying to decide on a Minwax stain. I like your fantastic web site. I have been told that the darker the stain, the less variance between the boards. It was moved off a farm and into town in the 1940’s and a second floor was added on. Sounds good to me. Yes I would recommend a matte finish with a dog as it won’t show scratches in the finish as much. General Finishes Water Based Wood Stains are formulated to provide workability similar to oil-based stains. Colors can be matched as well if you want a custom color. Experiment with a few colors to see what you like. That’s a story we hear a lot unfortunately :(. Gunstock 231 ... Minwax ® Gel Stain Aged Oak. You obviously know what you are talking about! Many people think ‘staining’ means applying the top coats of oil or polyurethane. Lighter floors are considerably easier to maintain and keep looking clean. That would be my first assumption. As far as color, it’s very tough for us to make a call without seeing your place in person and knowing what your “style” is. He is now recommending that we change route and go with a medium brown colour to hide this problem. Natural colored old fir is absolutely beautiful. he will seal the floors this thursday…..would really appreciate any advice. ps… I’m sorry I misspelled you name above. In your case we would have sanded the pet stain areas and tested a few different colored stains to see what worked. I’m sure you’ll find a great hardwood floor refinisher where you are in Georgia. Sorry about the delay in replying, I was at a national trade event with my employees for a few days – keeping up on the latest hardwood flooring advancements. I asked you about this earlier as I have red oak floors and was concerned about the outcome. We have a problem don’t know if you can help. I’m pretty sure it was Duraseal. Hope this helps a bit Gabby. Hope you can find a shade you like. Don’t want to go too light as it doesn’t match our look & afraid of choosing a color that is too orange. Varathane 1 qt. Have you seen Bona Graphite? I will be renting the house and really hoping I don’t have to redo the floors down the road when I sell. I want to know what my options are? I’m thinking of refinishing my 32 year old oak floors (kitchen, great room-open floor plan). So need your advise. We live in VA and have a 110-yo farmhouse that we’ve given a complete facelift. Thank You for the information! we just installed red oak flooring want a medium brown no red or orange. I prefer to not have to paint or stain them. I would like a dark expresso color and am wondering if I need to mix ebony with dark walnut? I love your blog and have found it really informative. 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? After it dried it looked horrible. In the top picture where you are pictured on red oak floors with straight Ebony stain, were the floors water popped before you applied the Ebony stain? Yes that will be a medium brown look. Red Oak Door Stained With English Chestnut Stain; The stain colors on your finished door may vary from the samples shown below due to variances in the lighting while taking the photographs or the color settings on your monitor or printer. What color should i stain my floors? Does floor stain color need to match baseboards? Start with 50/50 and go from there. I guess what I’m getting to, is that whatever the current style is, it doesn’t mean it has to dictate your own style. Any suggestions? Do you have any suggestion about what to mix to give me a nice dark grey wood stain? It is very warm and elegant. I’ve had kitchen cabinets refaced with a Dark Italian Walnut finish, white/grey backsplash/countertop. 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Red and yellow is hard to get on a floor at the same time. My contractor plans to use Street Shoe brand water based sealant. Thanks for the thumbs up :). Do you think think this could work? The worst that can happen is you don’t like it and you choose another blend. I don’t want any reddish hues and the dark stains made it look grainy and sort of dirty. we wear shoes in our house and have a large dog. Solid Beams: Which Is Best For Your Project. I have a foyer and dinning room that is heart pine floors that we pulled out of an old house and redone. Without looking at the issue in person it is hard for me to say exactly what happened, but I think you are heading the right way in thinking that there was too much stain added to the floor. what do you suggest. Nothing can replace a close-up real-life match between your potential floor color and existing furniture like a good stain sample. Any ideas/suggestions?? There will be plenty more too unfortunately. have to redo some areas near the windows, etc. If they’re quite wide then you could use wood flour cement or even hot glue to close them up. I’m thinking maybe the Golden Oak downstairs on all floors, but I don’t want it to be too yellow. But the main issue I am having, and maybe it isn’t even a issue…..is the doors and trim. thanks so much. I am currently having my floors sanded and there are some dark circles left that are probably old pet stains. Yes they do look good. Also when looking at that floor remember you’re not seeing a real representation of the actual color. The issue will be with the fir and cypress, the oak takes a stain well but the other two are more challenging to get even coverage. Can I mix 2 parts red mahogany and 1 part dark walnut? You’ll eventually find the perfect color. I had some area sanded and tested some colors, special walnut, cherry, dark walnut and golden pecan. It seems every picture I see of floors that I like is a custom stain that was done on site. https://ap.rdcpix.com/279006404/697579fce091f1f609ef6fe6978ecf06l-m11r.jpg. If you’re not happy with any of the colors out of the can, maybe try blending a couple together so you get a custom color. To be honest I haven’t come across this issue myself. Most of us a pretty nice guys. Free of heart timber also checks less and is more stable than timber which does have heart wood. I’ve really enjoyed reading your articles here. Your email address will not be published. These are much trickier to apply evenly though and are not really DIY friendly. Without seeing the floors in person, my suspicion is that he hasn’t sanded them aggressively enough. For example, if you want a country, farmhouse theme in your home, then you won’t want to stain your floors Dark Ebony or Jacobean, you would go for something like Early American or Colonial Maple. Happy to be of assistance Lawrence. If you put down a “cheap” big box store finish, then yes I’d be very worried about scratches. Not sure how long this look will last but it will be around for a while. My goal is to create a warm cozy feel. And one more question… do you think two coats of poly is enough for a rental with dark stained wood floors? Again, thank you mucho mucho!!! I am refinishing my floors next week. Is there anything that can be done about some of the dark stain remaining between butt joints of the wood? Would that be my best bet to “modernize” the look of the cabinets? If they are there in the winter and you fill them, the floor won’t have any room for expansion when the humidity rises in the summer. Thought of this after reading the following article about various ways to fill gaps: http://www.cinhome.com/gapfiller.html. We’ve sanded dark stained floors back to natural before and never had a problem. Unfortunately we have three different types of wood downstairs – oak in the dining and living/family room, spruce in the kitchen, fir in the sun room. If the joints were tight to begin with, could aggressive sanding get rid of the remaining stain or is it something that you just have to live with? In the third image/chart there is a color called Monsoon Grey that has some cool looking variations of the color. I like more of a brown but not too red or orange… thank you. Looking forward to any feedback you may have. You could also try colors like Provincial and Special Walnut to lighten and lift the color a bit but still retain the “coffee brown tone” you’re after. I am very committed to using healthy finishes in our home. Could you tell me the wood type and stain color in the photo with the fireplace? None are what we have in mind. The temperature has dropped here to the 40’s at night, so I don’t know how long it will take before going to the poly phase which I’m doing the mid range shine… not flat and not high gloss. If we can be of any further assistance please let us know. I ended up hiring the company who had the lowest price, and I got what I paid for. I wish I had come across you earlier! The previous color on the floor was a deep ebony (I don’t know the actual color from the previous owners)that I would like to replicate but maybe a little lighter. but not stained just yet. thanks so much. After much research online I can’t find any reference to bleed back of OLD stain in this way. But if you really hate it, I would get your floor guy to do a few test spots with some different colors so you can see what the outcome will look like. The picture was taken with lots of shadows and it will always look different on your computer depending on your screens color settings. If you go with white cabinets, you can pretty much have any color on the floor and it will look good. He chose the Jacobean but it sure looks like Ebony to me. That Golden Brown is a Duraseal color. Thanks, you have so much helpful information! Can be time consuming and a pain, but you have to live with your floors for a long time so it’s worth the effort. Yes any product like that will darken the floor. We thought of staining but then was told dark colors will get darker. If the finish doesn’t adhere properly, I’m sorry to say, but your husband may be sanding all over again :(. I had a hard time deciding on a colour, we wanted to go with Gris beige from Monocoat. I think two colors should be fine. Hi Tadas Love your advice. About the type of finish used on dark floors to avoid seeing scratches- you mention using a higher end finish. Way too much red tone for me. You’re welcome Lisa. I know that I have asked you alot of questions and hope that I’m not taking too much of your time! 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. Not only does the hardness effect how a wood will accept stain (harder woods tend to accept stains better and more evenly) but also the natural color of the wood. White Oak with an Early American stain. He says that doing a second coat of any stain won’t darken the appearance. For your second question, yes you will need to apply a finish over the top of the stain to protect it. Common is more rustic and has more “defects” (if that’s how you view them) compared to higher grades like “select”. We have been looking for a Minwax stain for a while now. Let us know how it goes. Thank you so much! Oak flooring. The available colors our floor guy says are out there are simply not what we had a in mind. Huge thumbs up for this site post! It is highly helpful for me. Good luck Teresa, let us know how it turns out. 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