Walnut Stain On 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.

Walnut stain on oak floors.

I had some area sanded and tested some colors special walnut cherry dark walnut and golden pecan. 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. Mahogany has a deep red hue that mimics the high end. The poly finish is satin.

Combine the minwax design series with other minwax stains to produce on trend looks finishes and special effects. This post is sponsored by minwax. Jet minwax gel stain black mahogany. Sep 23 2018 explore kellie wallace s board dark walnut floors on pinterest.

I m having a hard time deciding whether to stain my floors. As i mentioned previously i selected dark walnut for the stain color. Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors. Purchase this back issue.

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. Home centers and hardware stores varathane dark walnut gel stain. The wood on my floors is red oak. It may be there last time being sanded.

If you have a typical wood flooring material such as oak you can make high end faux options or transform its style entirely with a stain. I have a ton of sunlight and feel they are too yellow. My question is should both 1st floor and garden level floors have the same color stain. My dilemma is what stain to go with.

I wanted to avoid orange undertones. I like the look of whitewash as it keeps lower level so bright. Minwax design series washes wood effects and waxes offer new options for bare wood and wood that s already stained. The 1st floor oak flooring has english chestnut stain throughout kitchen living room dining room and smaller bed room.

Tips for choosing red oak floor stains. See more ideas about stairs design house design staircase design. This story originally appeared in american woodworker september 2005 issue 116. My home has original oak floors from 1885 that are very thin at this point.

Among the most popular wood floor stain colors are shades that reflect nature. Consider these brown hardwood flooring colors for your home.