How can this be fixed? Any suggestions on stain mixtures that would be on the lighter side? There are portions that are blue, called denim, throughout the wood. We always recommend for clients with dogs to keep their nails properly clipped to reduce damage too. what do you suggest. These are some pics of wood stains I had in my library for reference. Thanks so much and hope you are doing well! Thanks. We will go with the water based sealer you suggest. Tadas your site is extremely helpful. Like a darker gray look. This blog is terrific and you are very kind to share your knowledge so generously!! Dont just use waterbased finish though as it will look very washed out. https://ap.rdcpix.com/279006404/697579fce091f1f609ef6fe6978ecf06l-m11r.jpg. Fortunately, I found another floor guy whos been doing floors for 24 years and he will be able to repair the mistakes. Youll be able to get the color you want as well as having the finish be repairable and if looked after well you will never need to sand them again. We always do this hand have never had an issue with white lines. Thanks for the offer of help as well. Price $6.00. I was hoping to still get lighter shades while keeping the reds/oranges/pinks under and not turning into blues and purples but with the no-no of mixing stains, this seems like an almost impossible task to achieve. I am currently having my floors sanded and there are some dark circles left that are probably old pet stains. Thx! I would like to stain it in a Jacobean Blend with gray 75-25, Dark Walnut or Espresso but I am not seeing many examples out there of Acacia being used or re-stained. The available colors our floor guy says are out there are simply not what we had a in mind. Dura Seal Quick Coat -Rustic Beige 182- Quart. And yes there is a difference between the two different stain manufacturers. There are some brand new sections and sections that are 44 years old with some staining. Hi Tadas I wish I had read your blog before I refinished my floors. As you know, its going to be a little difficult tying in all 3 different woods downstairs. As far as the door I would stain or paint it a different color. Try adding a quarter first and then half and half if its not brown enough. Weve been wanting to do a wood/stain study for years now and in my head, I wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each.But with limited resources (not to mention space), we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by DIYers, with 6 different stains; 2 light, 2 medium and 2 dark. we would like to create light cool natural look but not too white yellowish. Hope that helps. Much better to practice on test pieces first. What was the process you used? My goal is to create a warm cozy feel. do you recommend? Thanks, A lot of people have exactly these same questions :). I know that this used to be done many years ago. I think that would work great, especially with the trim and doors white. Enjoyed reading your blog. Floors Dark Wood floors, oil-based poly, fillers and conditioning pads Dark gray knowledge stain Matter if it was stain, sealer of finish on other types of Wood offering! Duraseal is a good brand we can recommend though. thanks so much. Wall color will be light tone (cream or very light coffee). The first pic is white oak. Natural wood tones vary, so expect your final stain color to vary slightly from board to board. THE JOB: This was another project for Arvydas. Distressed Random Width French White Oak Floor: THE CLIENT: Arch Remodeling Orland Park, IL. but, if you want to go darker and hide the grain, mix in True Black. Or if you think it looks good at it is. The above stain colors (in order) are dark gray, rustic beige, heritage brown, warm gray, aged barrel and silvered gray. Fillers and conditioning pads very different on other types of Wood Oak and Red Oak Dark. I am in Georgia or I would just hire you : ). You are so kind to do this and reading this was a huge help. Looks pretty good, except in a few spots I have what appears to be bleed back in the joints between boards. Enjoy your beautiful new floors Pedro and thank you for sharing them with us. At least test it out on a small area to see if you like it. The finish system used on that floor had very high VOCs and with good reason they are starting to be banned across the country. I love the fireplace room floor above. Rustic Beige Stain, Quart Container. Think about the ambiance of the room youre hoping to obtain when choosing colors. The second idea if you're working with oak is always guarantee that all your tools are extremely sharp. Bona Traffic is the best option of using this brand. Dura Seal. Ebony floors definitely have the Wow factor if thats what youre after. If you need some extra help in choosing a stain color all you have to do is ask us and well be happy to lend our professional help. I think this is what we like but am concerned it will look green with the brown. ps Im sorry I misspelled you name above. I think Bona White is the best. Im having a hard time finding it. What do you think??? Also consider Jacobean on its own, or mixed with Neutral. Anything between 30-50% is good. The flooring is white oak and I was looking to go with a dark stain? 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. Im going for a transitional rather than traditional look and was going to use Jacobean thinking it was a medium stain but it looks a bit dark and flat in my rooms. I liked that it added a gray finish to the wood in a more subtle way and still allowed the wood grain to show through and look natural. Are you doing this yourself or is the refinisher doing it? Is this because we hand buffed the samples vs using a machine (as we will for the actual floors)? Thank you so much for all of your expertise you share on this blog. Feature : Seals color & provide durability. I dont want it to be too red or brownjust a happy mediumor more brown. Definitely know what type of floor you are working with! The sample on out floors was a perfect espresso brown with no red undertones but the end result is very red. Please help so confused. Weve usually customized the gray stains to achieve the customers desired shade. Could you tell me the wood type and stain color in the photo with the fireplace? I liked it but I think it may be a bit too dark for our home. Always make sure you do a sample piece/section first though as you have found out. They were distressed and then stained before being coated. Home Products Abrasives & Sandpaper Belts 7-7/8 x 19 Belts 7-7/829-1/2 Belts 9-7/8 x 29-1/2 Belts 11-7/8 x 29-1/2 Belts It shows more wavy wood grain pattern for lack of a better description. What might be a good fit with the cabinets? Hi Tadas, Your site is fantastic and hope you can advise us. We have just moved into a new home which has untreated light oak flooring throughout. Can you please help? Does the heritage brown have a green undertone? We are getting ready to install hardwood floors in our entire 1st floor. Architectural Specifications English FAQs|Privacy|Terms of Use|Contact Us. He is wanting to do the entire 1st floor with that color. Hi Tadas, I recently bought a condo. You can read more about that NordicSeal here. As you can see, the choice you have in stain colors for your hardwood floor is almost unlimited. Youll eventually find the perfect color. My contractor hired a floor guy to come refinish my oak floors. Love your web-site! Weve been getting more and more requests to stain hardwood floors gray. Paints are beige (Grant Beige, Dove White), phillipsburg blue, etc. Much better to have dark floors with lighter colored trim than the opposite. im in the same predicament right now. White Wash by Varathane. This is because the growth rings are closer together, so the graining is smoother and has a more uniform flow. Yes I would recommend a matte finish with a dog as it wont show scratches in the finish as much. We are in the process of renovating and are starting our wood floors now. Hi Tadas, I never knew picking a floor color would be so difficult. Its perfectly OK to just apply finish to them without this step. But either of those two are quite neutral colors and will match well with the varied colors in hickory. period. Hope you can provide some guidance. Hi Tadas Working on a historic 1890s home. Any suggestions on how to fill gaps? None of which I am excited about but selected golden pecan becAuse it seems the safest. When we repair water or pet damaged areas in a floor we usually remove the damaged wood and replace it with new wood. Staining pine can be tricky compared to other woods. DuraSeal Quick Coat Penetrating Finish is a semi-transparent stain. To be honest I havent come across this issue myself. Duraseal Quick Coat stain is great wood flooring stain to use. Yes it will be a bit of a challenge trying to tie in all that different wood together. We have been told we have a humidity problem (was anywhere from 19% to 65%), so we bought an induct whole-home dehumidifier and a humidifier and were told to keep the humidity level at 35%. My friend has provincial 111 and I loved it in her house. As you found out first hand, the guys out there that are cheap are usually cheap for a reason. I know from experience now how much the wood changes- I am afraid of it progressing to a purple or burgundy if I try a walnut or a Jacobean. I would test all 3 to see which you prefer. 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. In the end it will all come down to your own tastes and preferences. I have 2 questions for you: 1) The polyurethane has started to peel up along the edges of the boards. We found some pieces of the cypress in the basement, and our contractor should be able to give us a piece of oak. You should be able to pretty quickly see what you like and even more importantly what shades you dont like with the big samples they have on display. I think that Heritage Brown will show the grain more. The fireplace mantel, bar area will match the bar in the Iron Ore/charcoal color. 3) Be very daring and become a trend-setter with one of the newest and latest colors coming out for floors greys and whites. Affordability White oak can be found in many parts of the world. Any experience with that particular color? Walls are decorators white and shoreline by Benjamin Moore). Great article. Wed like to finish them in a light, natural color that doesnt hide all the grain & interesting burls, etc., 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. I would also seriously look into hardwax oils as these can be touched up very easily if the dog gets out of hand. Its not really too similar to either. The guys you hired should have no problem with this, its part of our service. You can see other brands we recommend and use in part 4 of the blog series above and on our photos page. On the link below youll find the pics (the very first one is when it had the lighter flooring before I purchased the house). We have been looking for a Minwax stain for a while now. Or there are other products we can use. 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. Unfortunately we are a long way from Naperville but Ive enjoyed reading your posts and tips. How bad are the sanding marks in the existing floor? However I am looking to change floor color. The floors are Red Oak and they were stained Ebony. You have beautiful floors. I want to know what my options are? So need your advise. White oak is a closed-grain wood, which makes it slightly more water-resistant than some other wood species. I had decided on Rubio as a finish but we cannot seem to find a color thats right for the handscraped walnut floors we are getting. I recently got my wood floors refinished. One other thing to note about dark stained floors is that maintenance will be somewhat more difficult. Over the last 7 years, gray hardwood has become super stylish and continues to grow faster and faster. 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). Thank for the kind assistance. Sorry this is a little late, you most likely have the floors done now. At this very moment were salvaging a floor that a professional company messed up big time. you might use that as a water pop before stain but not after. Do you know the history of them? Test on your floor to see. I wanted a light grey so I started testing Ribio Monocoat. Surface, random widths and lengths Color: Weathered Oak ; Coverage: Approximately sq! The dark flooring that has really caught my eye happened to be Brazilian cherry flooring with walnut stain to tone down the red. Looking for a mid-brown stain without orange or red tones. I currently have my kitchen and dining in this wood in a honey colour and want it to be more Jacobean 2750 in colour, but I have concerns its not suitable to stain and the current floors sanding marks may stand out from the new wood. Also when looking at that floor remember youre not seeing a real representation of the actual color. I found the below project and the image is perfect. We have white oak floors and looking to resand and finish them in a light modern grey. (He uses the DuraSeal brand). is 1,200 sq ft ..high ceiling & beautiful light Afraid to ask do we need to re-sand): & wipe the excess stain as we apply ?? It was only stained in the last year but an accident on the floor (an acetone spill) has prompted us to reconsider the colour which we have discovered is very high maintenance. Finally, what is plain sawn red oak, and how is it different from common or select red oak? I doubt I will be able to get them to do it and I dont know if I can do it on my own? All are not too dark and are more brown than orange. 5. My cabinets have a reddish ton to them and I dont want them to clash either. Yes maple can be a tough wood to stain, especially if you dont know what youre doing. it looks terrible! My new kitchen cabinets are natural rift sawn white oak. Also if we make some SYP plank floors, in 12-16 lengths (so there is no need to end match) do you think that this would be marketable (same price range). Can a wood floor survive with a floor at this humidity level (42-43%)? I hope this new guy can get you sorted out Brian. Thanks, Tina. Thanks. Duraseal has set the standard for flooring stains. Our doors are solid pine 6 panel doors stained with Minwax Early American 230. We use DuraSeal stains. Im at my wits end about all of this! I cannot thank you enough for all this information. Some of them looked a bit muddy, as far as obscuring the grain. Hope you sell your house quick Karishma. It has natural oak flooring with that typical yellowish hue. It was moved off a farm and into town in the 1940s and a second floor was added on. Huge Inventory, Same Day Shipping. The picture was taken with lots of shadows and it will always look different on your computer depending on your screens color settings. I like more of a brown but not too red or orange thank you. 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). How frustrating! The Castle brown was too dark. Especially on the two different types of oak youre thinking of choosing between. Any help is much appreciated. Your blog has been very helpful! Chestnut, Jacobean, Coffee Brown, Speci - Wood Ideas. The entire house has wood floors except the bathrooms and closets and one small hallway. 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. Its easy to see why this can be such a dilemma for some people, your floors will have a huge impact on the look of your home and if you get them wrong, youll be stuck with them for a long, long time. Minwax 233334444 Minwaxc Polycrylic Water Based Protective Finishes, 1/2 Pint, Satin. Instead youll need to think in terms of highlighting the beauty of each one and enjoying the differences between them. I know that I have asked you alot of questions and hope that Im not taking too much of your time! Sorry for all the questions, but Im really desperate here! The flooring Girl White Oak hardwood flooring contractors it with other to Something still feels off, you may order an individual Wood species and stain combination modern style Home Decor 1/2 Pint, Satin provide durability dura Seal Quick Coat -Rustic Beige Quart! Make sure to do a big sample area too with finish applied (that will change the color) so youre confident thats the final look you want. Then youll have 2 coats of finish to seal the cover up in. Sorry I couldnt be of more help, its a bit hard to show and describe colors through a computer compared to in person with large samples :). Red and yellow is hard to get on a floor at the same time. it didnt give me a nice grey. That will give you a warm, but not red shaded brown. I recently had my refinisher test all 6 of these gray or grayish stains and I wanted to share the pictures with you. Seems like one that has gotten some traction. The floors are mostly red oak. This product is formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood or masonry surfaces. Im not loving the colour:((((( any suggestions? As it is, we are having our new home built and the builder handles all the sub contracts. 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. Good luck with your hardwood floor staining and refinishing project! minwax water based stain on oak hardwood plywood via ana-white.com adventures in staining my red oak hardwood floors products process staining red oak hardwood floors 8 entryway and music room wood conditioner via addicted2decorating.com home depot red oak hardwood flooring stock funky wood stain colors Im not totally convinced I made the right decision since I did like the ligher color better, but I still believe this one looks good. It was 50% rosewood and 50% natural, I should change that to be more clear sometimes when you do things so often you forget it doesnt make sense to others :). Do you have any suggestion about what to mix to give me a nice dark grey wood stain? That would look great with light gray walls if you want something different and trendy. Do you have another suggetion to a lighter non red stain? For finish, I would choose either matte or satin. Hi Tadas, I really hope you can help us. Best regards. I like your fantastic web site. I ended up with uneven floors, grit marks all over the floors, lines in the poly from the roller, and a cloudy poly finish. Spend some time and have some fun experimenting and youll soon come up with the perfect color for your floors. And we know there is only one way to best protect your Quick Coat stain - by using premium DuraSeal Water-Based finishes. On the other hand, if youre going for a more modern contemporary style, you wont want to put down a color like Sedona Red as it would look completely out of place. The latest modern look is grey stain, some with pre-treatments like fuming etc. Anyway, Im not sure how good these guys are and they tell me that dark stain will cover them. Debating between a super dark like ebony, pure black or super light bleached look. You can also use Neutral to lighten the shade if needed. I would get your hardwood floor guy to mix up a bunch of samples for you. Its a fair bit more work, but the only way to do it properly. The floors are oak not sure red or white, but the house was built in the 1950s if that helps. Thank you for all the great information. Recommended? Whatever your taste is, dark, lighter floors, red hues, grey or brown and all the shades in between, you will have no trouble finding a color that fits in perfect with your home. recently had our 1920 parquet floors professionally stained sadly, as a ballerina I had NO idea the impact a boring medium brown floor would have): Husband has graciously sweated re-sanded re-stained & sweat again to give me the dark ebony of my dreams. Without seeing the floors in person, my suspicion is that he hasnt sanded them aggressively enough. Duraseal has a huge color selection with 37 beautiful color choices currently offered. You can mix them with Natural as well if you want the color but in a lighter shade. The biggest and most important difference between Minwax and DuraSeal is DRYING TIME. Ive heard one with a green tone lessens the red. This is such a process but we LOVE your blog. Here is the extensive colored oils Rubio Monocoat has available You want to avoid oil based polyurethane poly, as this will turn the gray yellow and it will look very unattractive. Hi Tadas. Jacobean could be another option too. And with a large team of application expects and over 800 distributor locations, you can also count on us to have your back every step of the way. Then he put 2 more coats and its dark now. Not sure how long this look will last but it will be around for a while. Then apply another top coat or two over the top and the faux touch up will be sandwiched between the layers protecting it. Hours ; Color: Rustic Beige, Dark gray floors a soft, satiny sheen stain combination oil-based,! Have you blended Jacobean and Classic Gray? Give it a go anyways in a small out of the way area and see for yourself. The stain had been drying for 4 days so it should be cured. Hes not done yet, but I have confidence in this guy. Its ebony with lighted a tad with a touch of gray. For gaps, make sure they arent seasonal. In our market the two colors that stand out are Jacobean and Netural. Im very sorry for my delayed response. Hi Tadas, thankyou for this very helpful post. At that point the entire house will be wood flooring. Need to make a decision soon. Plus original 1888 douglas fir floors wow! What are your suggestions? Dura Seal Quick Coat -Rustic Beige 182- Quart Brand: Dura Seal. Thought of this after reading the following article about various ways to fill gaps: http://www.cinhome.com/gapfiller.html. you need to ask your refinishing guy about these. Which one is shown in the picture? I say go for it. 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