We are getting our White oak floors refinished and really like the look of the natural white oak, maybe slightly darker but not grey/not brown/not Orange/not yellow. The actual color can be seen closer to the door in the strip of light.. What product/products are recommended to help minimize this issue with white oak? Also I am interested in provencial minwax stain. You could try re-sanding the floors back again and making sure the contaminates are removed between each board. We will go with the water based sealer you suggest. 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. You can also use Neutral to lighten the shade if needed. Now, we have Rustic Gray and Warm Gray which mix in some beige with gray to get a Greige (or a warmer gray). Did you end up doong them Rustic Beige? He is now recommending that we change route and go with a medium brown colour to hide this problem. Plus the best way to care for hardwood floors is to regularly sweep and clean them when you cant see it you can get lazy with this :). Thanks for your question. Im ok with it, despite the dust and extra cleaning.ugh. Also, oil vs. bona (water based)???? The project was about 400sqft comprising of the kitchen, dining room and living room. Its much more stylish and brightens up your space and makes it look larger. The lighter the gray, the more WHITE in the mix. Im thinking of refinishing my 32 year old oak floors (kitchen, great room-open floor plan). Do you have any suggestion about what to mix to give me a nice dark grey wood stain? I hope this new guy can get you sorted out Brian. What stain/ color would you recommend for a whitewashed oak look? We have just installed red oak floors . And yes youre right that the sanding has to be completely finished before the stain is ready to be applied. Thats just the nature of wood. I prefer to not have to paint or stain them. If I recall that floor was stained with a mix of 75% Ebony and 25% Mahogany. I know that this used to be done many years ago. Color : Weathered Oak. Its a fair bit more work, but the only way to do it properly. But if you want it light theres a couple of options. You helped to calm me down. The floor plan is exactly the same with the rooms ranging from 1012 to 1416 same small windows. Really appreciate this information! Help! But if youd like to change the color of your hardwood floors and have a surface finish applied, then they will need to be stained or have a pre-treatment done to them. I tried calling bona but they just said adhere to duraseal dry times, so not that helpful. And, if you use Heritage Brown, youll want to use a water based poly like Bona Traffic which will cost you much more money. Hi. Your floors are beautiful. Suggestions? Youre welcome Lisa. I came across your site and saw the above picture you are in and that is exactly what Im looking for. On our sample we did Red Oak and Red Mahogany, I am really drawn to the darkness of the mahogany but I am thinking about mixing a stain in to give it a little more brown tone. Any advice would be appreciated. The finish system used on that floor had very high VOCs and with good reason they are starting to be banned across the country. Most of our furniture are in the dark brown category. As you found out first hand, the guys out there that are cheap are usually cheap for a reason. My house is a mix of oaks and cherries and I dont want the floor to try to match anything. Finish is a slightly more Rustic grade than our other widths 2 to 4 hours broad selection duraseal. I wont be starting for a little while unfortunately. After all, thats what partners are for. We are trying to get them to agree to resand and stain another color. Fillers and conditioning pads very different on other types of Wood Oak and Red Oak Dark. To fix it youll need to allow sufficient time for the stain in the gaps to dry and then start over. Self-uniting Marriage License Bucks County Pa, Maybe I should do a more in depth blog post about this down the road. Have you seen Bona Graphite? If I were to use Minwax Satin finish would that be protective enough or should I use something better? It looks rather dark in my kitchen (ebony on its own reads green in there) and Ive been told I cant try it in my main area. You can compare the color to the old red oak bannister we still need to take care of. 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. At NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU, I will earn a small commission, if you purchase them. ft per Gallon. Sorry about your bad outcome with your floors :(. However I am looking to change floor color. and the last one was half antique brown and half classic grey, still the same tone. Id like to ask for your opinion regarding an issue with Rubio Monocoat. It looks fine. The home has an open floor plan, we have good natural light and a dark floor might look stunning with the white walls that we have in mind but, dark floors are high maintenance. Our trim is pine with the same stain. I love your blog and have found it really informative. They look great! Duraseal is a good brand we can recommend though. After almost two months when I enter the apartment, I can still feel a sharp smell lingering in the air. Duraseal has a huge color selection with 37 beautiful color choices currently offered. Please note that these are products I know/use and recommend to my customers. Some rooms I like it, others I dont. They looked nice 20 years ago and still look nice today. Then a grey or white on top. What are your thoughts on those two stains? Unfortunately we are a long way from Naperville but Ive enjoyed reading your posts and tips. One of the reactive products we use is Rubio Monocoat Fumed. I think two colors should be fine. You should be able to find images of houses with all sorts of wood flooring colors, stains and shades within them. Need to make a decision soon. Duraseal stains like most others proffesional flooring supplies are sold through a distribution network to flooring contractors exclusively, with some exceptions on local basis. Will the floor guy need to replace the wood planks in these areas? The sample on out floors was a perfect espresso brown with no red undertones but the end result is very red. Sorry I cant be of more help here. I also have a big dog, and dont want to go too dark on account of him scratching up the floor. period. Any input is greatly appreciated. If you go with white cabinets, you can pretty much have any color on the floor and it will look good. Sounds good to me. Thought of this after reading the following article about various ways to fill gaps: http://www.cinhome.com/gapfiller.html. Please answer the question below before submitting your comment: Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved. DuraSeal Quick Coat Penetrating Finish is a semi-transparent stain. 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. Weve been getting more and more requests to stain hardwood floors gray. Ask your local wood floor refinishing professional for their recommendations on what will work best for your floors under local conditions, theyll be happy to help lead you in the right direction Im sure. We tried Jacobean, antique brown, and royal mahogany. Sorry for the delay in replying. Any ideas? Congratulations on your hardwood flooring project heart pine is a beautiful wood! Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge and info its very helpful. Or would that combo already be heritage brown and should I just go with that? felt pads, doggie socks, Ebook What to look for when buying a home with hardwood. I would test all 3 to see which you prefer. 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 You will have to test the stains on your floors to decide. There is another possible option that is a bit out there but could work if done well. If they arent seasonal then the best product we have used is a filler called Timbermate. This is the location to be to find pictures of White Oak for flooring a! 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 :). Thank you! Mountains In Fort William, As far as the rail and trim, I think it looks good how they are. Personally, I would suggest sanding them back, water popping and staining again. Thanks. You can still get lower VOC oil modified finishes though that will give that nice deep amber look. What might be a good blend thats not too reddish and would look good with all the dove white and neutral gray paint? Sorry for all the questions, but Im really desperate here! It is very warm and elegant. We dont want to add another coat of stain because then the floor will go too dark. I am not a fan of the golden oak color. Thanks Tadas. Is there a place you know that will sell samples of their different colors so I can test them out on my wood? Thanks for your advice. We only ever apply one coat of stain. Do you have any advice? Hi Tadas, I really hope you can help us. Your email address will not be published. Painting white generally looks better and costs much less. I would open windows and air out the house really well for a few days. Thank you Mathen. As far as number of coats, personally I would put on 3 thin coats for a rental. I like the floor a little darker; my husband likes it a little lighter with some redso Im looking for a happy medium. Heres a blog post I wrote on water popping to help you out on this subject: As far as choosing the stain color, we usually do that before the job has begun. We are definitely trying :). im in the same predicament right now. Current floors in 2nd pic. It sounds like you only have the fir in the living room you could make a focal point out of that beautiful wood if you wanted to and not even bother trying to hide or blend it. We do not want really dark floors. Kelli Be sure to use Bona Traffic HD on that. i say start doing it this way and down the road, if you really dont like it, you can paint it then :). 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). Start with 50/50 and go from there. That Golden Brown is a Duraseal color. Yes I would recommend a matte finish with a dog as it wont show scratches in the finish as much. Classic Gray by Minwax. Maybe a mix of both, but it has a lot of color variation between boards. Of floors in different locations there are different suggestions that i might share to you small Basement Basement. 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. 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. ($4.25/sf range unfinished). Any ideas/suggestions?? Please help so confused. Weathered Oak is generally used as a lighter to medium stain color. Now, over the last 2-3 years, weve been getting more requests to mix the gray blends with browns and beige to get greiges or brown grays. Im going to be refinishing floors on Friday (May 24) and still struggling to find a stain color. It will always have that pinkish hue. Because we know our stain better than anyone, our research and development team has formulated the best water-based finish system on the market. DuraSeal Rustic Beige Stain. Try to find a color close to what you want and then mix and sample colors till you find the perfect one. Take a look at just some of the options you have below. To answer your question thats a Maple floor stained red mahogany (Bona brand stain). Plain sawn red oak is the way it has been cut at the mill. Thinking of adding some ebony? In the third image/chart there is a color called Monsoon Grey that has some cool looking variations of the color. Is it possible that the 60-year-old stain pigment left submerged in the cracks has bled out via the polyurethane? In the end it will all come down to your own tastes and preferences. Coat -Rustic Beige 182- Quart Brand: dura Seal Quick Coat stains are a premium Penetrating! Featured, Interior, Other / By Leena Torrans. 50 percent of what? Please note that some of this sites links are affiliate links, and TheFlooringGirl.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. 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. 5. The grain can end up very blotchy looking depending on the cut of the wood. I know the terms are easily confused. Is chestnut too close? He chose the Jacobean but it sure looks like Ebony to me. We havent been thrilled with the pre-made gray and white washed stains from Duraseal and Minwax (e.g. I would do a test patch of Golden Oak like you suggested and also one of Natural. Our plan for the new cabinets is all uppers and lowers will be Sherwin Williams Repose Grey with Sherwin Williams Iron Ore as a glaze in the crevice/designs on the doors. I like your fantastic web site. That may be close to what youre looking for. 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. That color is Rubio Monocoat Fumed + Super White. Our second choice probably is nutmeg. There are sealers too that can be used under water based coatings that offer similar looks. We just installed 4.5 White Oak select. 1.4K views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 2 comments, 5 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Alberding Hardwood Flooring LLC: Duraseal Rustic Beige penetrating finish burnished in with steel wool on this white oak. That is a huge job though and youre not even sure thats the problem. Largely, on your very positive response Ive decided to go for it. Hello! Sorry for the delay in replying, another busy week here! So need your advise. 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. If you want to go darker, either Jacobean or Spice Brown would be a good option. To be honest, it will most likely not be dark enough still if you try this. 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. This is such a process but we LOVE your blog. Here are the swatches. Yes they can be stained, but it can be tricky staining tropical wood because of the natural oils in them. Your white furniture will definitely stand out. Thank you so much for being so professional and sharing your expertise on flooring. We also have plans for the built in cabinets on the side of the fireplace to be repose gray with glaze again. We have a LOT of antique furniture. Then grey floors came in strong. My floor guy didnt do any samples for me. 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. Very different on other types of Wood soft, satiny sheen Benjamin Moore & Co Heritage! For our new house, we were thinking of putting Red Chestnut upstairs in all four bedrooms, the hallway, and on the stairs down to the main level. Love your blog!! We are trying for a dark grey, we dont mind a little variance showing between the grey and red oak as he says its impossible to not have the red show through, but since we are also having barndoor siding done to our island that is a grey/brown mix, we dont want that competing with the floor so the closer we can get the floor to a true dark grey or pewter, the better. Do you think it will work well for me? We are getting ready in next few months to tear out carpet and put down red oak wood floors. 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