Dark Walnut Stain On Red Oak Floors

I wanted to avoid orange undertones.
Dark walnut stain on red oak floors. So before i get into the oak stain colors and results i thought it would be helpful to provide a few tips on choosing a hardwood floor stain. We ve 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. Help choosing stain color for red oak dark walnut vs provincial. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark.
Sep 23 2018 explore kellie wallace s board dark walnut floors on pinterest. I shared this with you in my previous post but here is the color of the floors in the downstairs left compared with the upstairs right. 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. Oak wood has a porous quality to it which makes it very absorbent of staining materials.
Maintenance on dark walnut and red oak floors. The wood on my floors is red oak. I would like to install some type of hardwood floor in the kitchen but would prefer to complement our current hardwood floor vs match it. As i mentioned previously i selected dark walnut for the stain color.
We have red oak dark walnut stained floors in our living room hall and dining room. The flooring guys ended up mixing 2 parts natural 1 part provincial. Do you have any suggestions with regard to type of wood and stain. This post is sponsored by minwax.
If you judge them by their colors and grains dark walnut and red oak are very different hardwoods but in terms of wearability they aren t very. See more ideas about stairs design house design staircase design. Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors. The poly finish is satin.