I recently got my wood floors refinished. We are definitely trying :). Red and yellow is hard to get on a floor at the same time. Thank you for your time and replying back to me. It’s not always easy to get the perfect color is it. The color I chose from the samples on my floor is Medium Brown. ps… I’m sorry I misspelled you name above. have to redo some areas near the windows, etc. We’re installing new red oak select in 1 bedroom and hallway. These floors are beautiful random width french white oak. Maybe I should do a more in depth blog post about this down the road. You can use dyes as well as stain if you want a darker floor. In this post, I'll try to catch you up on all that has happened in the dining room since we moved in. Unfortunately, yes, you need to wipe off the excess stain as you apply it. Autumn Harvest. Any suggestions getting a rich browm with a touch of red with Dura on a new pine floor. 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. And then, to make the choice even more complicated, there are pre-colors and aging treatments you can apply first before the colored oil. There is so much trim work, includubg around the windows. Having floors stained 75% dark walnut and 25% english chestnut. You’re welcome Lisa. You want something that will ground your room/s styling and not clash with your décor. 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. Varathane 1 qt. Do you happen to know if that color is in the same range/tone as Provincial and or Spice brown? Colonial Maple. The latest “modern” look is grey stain, some with pre-treatments like fuming etc. It is also called flat sawn by some. Hello Tadas, I could really use some advice! On the link below you’ll find the pics (the very first one is when it had the lighter flooring before I purchased the house). What we found was disheartening. Start with all of basics like royal mahogany, ebony, walnut and chestnut and go from there adding more or less and then different colors as you go. I guess it depends on your taste and furnishings. Colors are shown on White Oak. Jacobean and Medicum Brown are to dark for our house with limited natural light. I don’t have any pictures of dark floors with neutral cabinets, but on our ‘Photos’ page we have a few pictures of a project (2nd one from top in Orland Park) that has dark cabinets and neutral floors. We’d like to finish them in a light, natural color that doesn’t 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. White Oak - #1 Grade - Natural - Semi Gloss Red Oak - Select Grade - Colonial Maple Stain - Semi Gloss Maple - #2 Grade - 2.25" - Natural - Semi Gloss White Oak - #1 Grade - 2.25" White Oak - Natural - Semi Gloss Fir - English Chestnut Stain - Semi Gloss… I hope you can get it sorted out Janice so you can enjoy your floors. Most people keep them their natural color. White Window and Door Silicone Sealant Caulk $6.57 We want a warm, brown, not reddish, dark, deep color. What combination of stains would you suggest so I could get the same type of look with white oak flooring? You should be able to pretty quickly see what you like and even more importantly what shades you don’t like with the big samples they have on display. How bad are the sanding marks in the existing floor? Thank You for the information! Those are vey special indeed. I’m going to quote from a former reply above to save some time if that’s ok…. We just bought a colonial in Connecticut. I’m considering whether to resend and refinish, but what can I do to ensure I don’t get the same outcome again? I am also planning to get stager decorate the house but I am struggling to select the stain color. Fantastic. This step is done in-between them being sanded and the clear coats of finish being applied. Was told we will have to resend and start over but am not sure how to avoid the redness. Sorry for all the questions, but I’m really desperate here! If we use these darker colors I am wondering if they will clash or if it wood be a nice contrast. Sorry you had a bad experience with the first guy you hired. I can’t recall what percentage of each to use in the mixture or whether it was dark walnut or just walnut. I’m looking at getting my floors stained in the near future. The way I see it from my very limited view, you have a couple of choices…. 50 percent of what? Can you please help? If I pursue this it needs to have alot of wow factor. oh, which is the best stain you would use..ZAR, etc. How frustrating! Ebony floors definitely have the Wow factor if that’s what you’re after. Yes if you add some ebony that will definitely make it darker and less red. Now I want to use Ebony or True Black stain on top of the Coffee Brown. There are sealers too that can be used under water based coatings that offer similar looks. I also want to go all Ebony, the current 50:50 mix looks like Walnut brown to me personally. 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 :). The worst that can happen is you don’t like it and you choose another blend. To be honest I haven’t come across this issue myself. Just looking for tips on how we can maybe fix this:), White lines can be caused by a couple of things. Thanks Tadas. Plus original 1888 douglas fir floors – wow! Provincial by Minwax. And lastly yes we do install for select customers. Or if you think it looks good at it is. Sorry if that’s not much help but color is so subjective and it’s very hard to know from the other side of a computer screen. If I were to use Minwax Satin finish would that be protective enough or should I use something better? Sorry about your bad outcome with your floors :(. 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. Minwax Color Guide. We don’t want to add another coat of stain because then the floor will go too dark. I have 9 year old Brazilian cherry floors that were originally left untainted and sealed with a polyurethane satin finish. If it was after the floors were stained it could be that the excess stain wasn’t removed before applying the finish. Warm Regards, Zo-An. Happy to be of assistance Lawrence. Pop by and let us know how you do if you get the chance. A 50/50 mix of dark walnut and english chestnut was recommended to me. I liked it but I think it may be a bit too dark for our home. We do this all the time. Has it been sanded yet? I hope this new guy can get you sorted out Brian. We have stained many different species of wood floors for clients, including Brazilian Cherry and maple floors that clients weren’t in love with. (He uses the DuraSeal brand). That’s my favorite one and I’m VERY curious to know what the wood and stain is! Unfortunately once the stain is down, plus 3 coats of finish on top, there’s not much you can do other than sand it off and start all over. This is about more than the money. This is the stain color chart from DuraSeal…, And here are the colors available from Bona…. Many thanks!! I would recommend Jacobean or Dark Walnut. As far as the rail and trim, I think it looks good how they are. Good luck with your hardwood floor staining and refinishing project! we wear shoes in our house and have a large dog. It looks fine. They looked nice 20 years ago and still look nice today. I bought a house. I’ll be in touch if I have any further questions though. In between those 2 decades there has been a lot of different looks from very dark floors, to red floors up to the grey floors that are popular right now. Both are very nice colors. If you already have this type of naturally beautiful hardwood floor in your home then you’re way ahead of the game. I found the below project and the image is perfect. I forgot to tell you that the floors are white oak. I’m pretty sure it was Duraseal. Could use your expertise on stain color, as we are finishing our new hickory floors soon. They may be able to be fixed, or worse case, just replaced. Then he put 2 more coats and it’s dark now. You say you used 50 percent rosewood stain. He is now recommending that we change route and go with a medium brown colour to hide this problem. 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. Sorry it didn’t turn out as you wanted them to. You can also get rift sawn which is cut on a different angle from the log and it has a more tight, straight and consistant grain pattern. My home has original oak floors from 1885 that are very thin at this point. One more question re. These will blend the floors together very well. Oak is a very popular wood for cabinets because of its durability and versatility. SOLID WOOD TYPE: North American Hardwood; SPECIES: White Oak; TYPE: One Strip Wide; CORE MATERIAL: Solid Wood; MIN ORDER QUANTITY: 500 - 1200 m2 (sqm) Spot - 1 time ; White Oak Stain Chestnut Flooring, 14x90 mm I have white cabinetry (BM white dove) cabinets and trim throughout the house with an espresso island and butler pantry. These are much trickier to apply evenly though and are not really DIY friendly. This was the old type of finish before the new VOC laws. Thank you. We have other red oak in the room, and we like to keep everything mostly the same color. Duraseal has a huge color selection with 37 beautiful color choices currently offered. As long as they’re kiln dried properly and aren’t warped you’ll have no trouble selling them I’m sure. We use DuraSeal stains. Websites like Houzz are great for looking at photos too. Thank-you for your detailed article Tadas. Natural – pale stain. That’s a story we hear a lot unfortunately :(. Sorry you have had to re-do them. So need your advise. Ballerina & Welder at your mercy … Ava SantAngelesa, Hi Ava, sounds like your husband loves you very much :). If so have a look at some of the colors in this post: https://napervillehardwood.com/blog/rubio-monocoat-pre-color-easy/. Espresso. In your case we would have sanded the pet stain areas and tested a few different colored stains to see what worked. Surprisingly, the wood floor is in great shape! 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 :). The answer isn’t as hard as you might think. Thanks! Our trim is pine with the same stain. Best to test a sample of each first to see which one you like best. Sanding is happening today, tomorrow it will be stained. What are your suggestions? You helped to calm me down. You can see more pictures of this floor half-way down the page here: https://napervillehardwood.com/photos_of_hardwood_floors.html. At that point the entire house will be wood flooring. Please answer the question below before submitting your comment: © Copyright 2020 All Rights Reserved. You could also look into fuming the floors first to turn them grey and then stain over the top. The neutral colors of your place allow for pretty much any color to look good though. Apply by spray, brush or cloth. Great idea. Do you think it will work well for me? Pigmented Wiping Stains are easier to control because there's less lapping. It would be best to get a couple of sample tins of both color stains and see if you can match it. Brazilian Cherry darkens as it ages and changes color quite substantially after a few month and years. black in some areas… & a beautiful dry ebony in other … He generously painted on the ebony stain …, & did not wipe … is this OK ? If you don’t use a finish with a ultraviolet inhibitor, then yes the floors will change color (darker) with sunlight. This would be done when the floor was completed. We are going to weave together the old floor with a new red oak floor. 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. Unfortunately, one mistake I did make was not doing enough research on the company I hired. It was moved off a farm and into town in the 1940’s and a second floor was added on. – Is it new Brazilian Cherry or has it had time to age? The kind of flooring you have shouldn’t be the only deciding factor though. 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. That floor looks great. We always do this hand have never had an issue with white lines. But if you really want to make a statement and still have it blend in with your existing colors, I would start with 3 colors – Dark Walnut, Provincial and Jacobean. However, oak does have a very dramatic grain of the wood, which can sometimes give even the darkest stain a streaky effect or the look of highlights. You can always paint your walls a lighter color down the road if you need to :). Dark Gray. Red oak and fir are very different woods as you know but they aren’t too far apart in the color spectrum thankfully. 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. I would love a light chocolate hue but don’t know if it possible. Then mixed half Jacobean and half light grey but it’s still light. The floors are oak… not sure red or white, but the house was built in the 1950’s if that helps. Aged Barrel. I want to go a little lighter for easier maintenance and to brighten the home. You can also use Neutral to lighten the shade if needed. As for the finish I have what I believe is a matte finish now not to shiny like a high gloss. If they aren’t seasonal then the best product we have used is a filler called Timbermate. Sorry you have to deal with this, I know it can be frustrating when you invest a lot of money and things don’t turn out exactly how you want them to. 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. What, if any, is the difference between Bona stain colors and Minwax stains with the same names? Is it possible that the 60-year-old stain pigment left submerged in the cracks has bled out via the polyurethane? Hope that helps. What is the color of the floor in your first picture dated May 26 2011. I am thinking chesnut or medium brown. Can you tell me your opinion between the Dark Walnut and the Jacobean? Please keep in mind that each piece is going to look a little different depending on type of wood, age, grain of the wood, etc. If using regular stain do not apply the finish the next day, let it dry out sufficiently first. Just had our red oak floors refinished and stained with dura seal coffee brown. what do you suggest. What color should i stain my floors? Thanks. Without seeing the floors in person, my suspicion is that he hasn’t sanded them aggressively enough. If you do need to re-sand, I suggest you waterpop the floors so you can get that darker look you want. Floor: Red Oak 3 1/4 Stain: english chestnut. Most of us a pretty nice guys. View Product Page. After researching I think it may be called “bleed back”. My husband doesn’t want red and my kitchen cabinets are also white oak. Thanks. What do you think??? I would love to have the floor done in Rubio Monocoat in one of the natural light colours. Natural Peach I read this is durable but not recommended for dark stained floors. They are pushing me for the stain color and want to start even before they finish sanding my closets. He put one coat on and it wasn’t dark enough so he added another ( he may have tweaked the formula a bit not sure) and the color was perfect; however after a few hours – of course after he left, lines started forming in between the cracks of the wood, (lihter in color). Walnut is so lovely on its own, we wanted something that stays true to it, maybe deepening it just a bit, while minimizing the sharp contrast of the white/yellow sapwood so the floor color is a little more consistent. Thanks Tadas. I think I may be too late with this reply sorry. Like all things what was once modern is now outdated. To get the deeper darker color you’re after you will need to water pop your floor. Btw, really wishing I lived in Chicago, so you could do my floors! It definitely has nothing to do with subfloor and air. Overall looks like a hot mess, with white lines, gaps, parts are glossy others matte, shoe prints from the topcoat, buffer marks. Then it looks like you’ve tried to match it but missed the mark :), Helllo I was wondering how you achieved the dark stain on the first picture on this blog? We are having our red oak floors done Monday and I am torn between the two stains. Hi, I am refinishing my staircase which is red oak and want a warm brown color. My husband already stained our oak staircase with a very dark stain, my guess it’s Jacobean /Espresso. Any suggestions on how to fill gaps? That will keep it dark but add the brown that you want. What are your thoughts. 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. Golden oak. The finish system used on that floor had very high VOC’s and with good reason they are starting to be banned across the country. We want to go with a medium brown-yet-warm stain. It’s 50% Minwax Sedonna red mixed with 50% English Chestnut penetrating stain. Thx! Just to be clear – when we talk about “staining” we are talking about a separate step done to color your wood floors. If your floor guy was great and you’re happy with his work do him a huge favour and write a nice review on Google for him. Distinctive wavy grains define this wood type. Thanks for the thumbs up :). Again, thank you mucho mucho!!! In the third image/chart there is a color called Monsoon Grey that has some cool looking variations of the color. How wide are the cracks? Personally, I would suggest sanding them back, water popping and staining again. I’m not loving the colour:((((( any suggestions? The color palette in the blog post is just a small sampling of our colors, we have many more and all of them can be mixed and blended to get any custom shade you want. Hope this helps a bit Gabby. Many thanks for your blog which I have found really useful. If we can be of any further assistance please let us know. 2) Keep the floors natural or use a light colored stain (Golden Oak perhaps if your taste is country) and enjoy the difference in the woods. Wall color will be light tone (cream or very light coffee). I would stay away from English Chestnut if you don’t want a reddish hue. But, if you would rather add some color to your floors to simulate a more exotic or dramatic look, then oak flooring takes stain very well with the correct techniques. I am one of those people who only want to do that if I can make a super product. 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. View Product Page. Either way it wouldn’t fix the issue. The picture was taken with lots of shadows and it will always look different on your computer depending on your screens color settings. They are stained with Minwax Provincial – satin polyurethane finish. While dark shades like True Black and Ebony will make a grand statement in a home and show off furniture more. Think about the ambiance of the room you’re hoping to obtain when choosing colors. When this article was originally written almost 9 years ago, dark colors were all the rage in magazines. I have 2 questions for you: 1) The polyurethane has started to peel up along the edges of the boards. Did it look like this after the stain, before the first coat? Also look at Jacobean for a mid-dark non-red stain color. Thanks for the compliments, glad you enjoyed it. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2685639/english-chestnut-stain-on-oak I have red oak floors and want to choose a color and finish that will show very little of the wood grain. Looking forward to any feedback you may have. The company has told us that this is because there is oil in the pine and it cannot be helped. We are also refinishing cabinets to white and looking for a modern, but rich deep contrast. In the end it will all come down to your own tastes and preferences. Will the floor guy need to replace the wood planks in these areas? white oak hardwood floors with minwax weathered oak stain.Refinish Wood. Keep in mind, we are finishing them off with a water base matte finish…I hope that doesn’t effect the final outcome…Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Any suggestions? The project was about 400sqft comprising of the kitchen, dining room and living room. Do you think this might work or do you think the two should not be mixed together? You can read about that process here: https://napervillehardwood.com/blog/what-is-water-popping/ Apply stain one line at the time and start wiping after 5-7 minutes if using quick dry stain and 10-12 min if using regular dry stain. It’s still very “farmhouse” feeling, but with a new twist! English Chestnut English Chestnut (2) ... Color Weathered+Oak Weathered Oak White White (2) Color White ... Minwax Wood Finish 70044 Wood Stain, English Chestnut, 1 qt Can My dilemma is what stain to go with. Great post. thanks. Cherry 235 ... Minwax ® Water Based Wood Stain English Oak. Either way it will make your decision much easier. If you use the same brand of stain then yes, you can mix colors together to get the look you want. Yes it will be a bit of a challenge trying to tie in all that different wood together. Hope you can get it sorted out to your satisfaction. We are getting ready to refinish our own hardwood floors. Hope you find what you’re looking for. To fix it you’ll need to allow sufficient time for the stain in the gaps to dry and then start over. Looks pretty good, except in a few spots I have what appears to be bleed back in the joints between boards. Really helped me understand staining a little more! I’m not totally convinced I made the right decision since I did like the ligher color better, but I still believe this one looks good. 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