As long as theyre kiln dried properly and arent warped youll have no trouble selling them Im sure. I am currently having my floors sanded and there are some dark circles left that are probably old pet stains. Both are very nice colors. The latest modern look is grey stain, some with pre-treatments like fuming etc. Also, rosewood is not shown in your color palette above. Yes it does have orange/red undertones. If you already have this type of naturally beautiful hardwood floor in your home then youre way ahead of the game. Those floors from the 1950s and up to the 2000s turned that way because oil-based polyurethane was used. Just a thought but worth considering along with the other options. The Dangers of Hardwood Floor Refinishing, A Blast from the Past: Wood Floors in the 1800s, A Blast from the Past: Wood Floors in the 1920s. Thanks! If I recall that floor was stained with a mix of 75% Ebony and 25% Mahogany. I recently refinished my 50 yr old red oak floors with minwax english chestnut in a satin finish. Its never fun when things go wrong :(. Is Jacobean too dark? I cant really tell you what colors you would need without seeing the actual board you want to match in person and doing some experiments on sample boards. I ended up with uneven floors, grit marks all over the floors, lines in the poly from the roller, and a cloudy poly finish. Our kitchen and family room open up to each other like one great big room. Theyve already got a coat of stain on. Hi, I am refinishing my staircase which is red oak and want a warm brown color. Ive noticed that some of the planks have some areas where the wood has split or chipped off. You can read up about Rubio Monocoat and see the huge range of colors here: https://napervillehardwood.com/blog/the-hardwax-oil-experiment-part-2-monocoat/, Hi Tadas, Awesome blog! We are putting down heart pine flooring and have gone back and forth on the finish. You can read more about the different types of finishes here: https://napervillehardwood.com/blog/how-to-choose-hardwood-floor-finish-part-1/. Is this right? I would love to have the floor done in Rubio Monocoat in one of the natural light colours. 50 percent of what? If Jacobean and Medium Brown are to dark why dont you try blending them with Natural to lighten them up but still keep the tones you want. Thanks, you have so much helpful information! What was the process you used? As always, prepare lots of samples to help make the right choice. How frustrating! I think the 12 16 lengths would definitely be marketable. Can you suggest a mixture of DuraSeal stains to get close to the look of these floors? Our current house is a ranch, the main level is Red Chestnut throughout bedrooms, living room, and dining room. It looks good doesnt it. Its perfectly OK to just apply finish to them without this step. We are having our red oak floors in the whole house refinished. So I went for a darker shade grey and tested Duraseal satin. 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%. I have 9 year old Brazilian cherry floors that were originally left untainted and sealed with a polyurethane satin finish. I dont sorry. The Castle brown was too dark. If you want to go darker, either Jacobean or Spice Brown would be a good option. what do you suggest. (taking out the carpet parts) We have hired a man whom is comes highly recommended. It will always have that pinkish hue. Our trim is pine with the same stain. Sanding is happening today, tomorrow it will be stained. Please help! He therefore experimented in a small bedroom. We are going to install hardwood flooring (select oak). The picture was taken with lots of shadows and it will always look different on your computer depending on your screens color settings. Make sure your floor guy puts down both colors in a test patch for you though so you can be 100% sure about which one you like better. Hi Tadas Great info! Hope you find a color you love Amy. One of the biggest questions we get here at Tadas Wood Flooring Inc. when it comes to staining floors is: Should I get my floors stained and if so, what color should I go with? Warm Regards, Zo-An. Can you recommend a couple of colors? It definitely has nothing to do with subfloor and air. One last resort thing you could do if you decided to go with a 3 coat surface finish instead of Rubio is to carefully paint the joints out between the first coat and second coat. Your email address will not be published. Hope this helps a bit Gabby. Make sure to do a sample test first of each and then decide from there. What we found was disheartening. Since I decided, JUST to have the floors sanded and polyurethane, I thought any floor guy should be able to do that. What stain would you suggest for us if we would like something just a shade darker and warmer than the current state, and absent from red/orange tones? 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. I would suggest getting a pro to come out and have a look for you in person. Much better to have dark floors with lighter colored trim than the opposite. do I go darker lighter or same on the stair treads and handrails on the staircase? I am not sure if you are still responding to this blog, but I have a real problem I am hoping you can help me with We want to stain our red oak floors a dark color. Our main floor has a douglas fir floor (original from 1888) in the living room and red oak from the 1940s in the rest of the rooms. I would really like to go light (RM 5% Smoke or Vanilla). Unfortunately we have three different types of wood downstairs oak in the dining and living/family room, spruce in the kitchen, fir in the sun room. The kitchen floor is spruce. ps Im sorry I misspelled you name above. Thank you for your help! I would like to add we had them stained in a dark walnut and Jacobean mix which was ashy and to dark. Below are the Rubio Monocoat Pre-Color Easy colors, And here is there selection of pre-aging treatments like RMC Smoke and RMC Fumed, And to top it off, here is a small sample from the selection of Pallman Magic Oil colors. Instead youll need to think in terms of highlighting the beauty of each one and enjoying the differences between them. The fireplace mantel, bar area will match the bar in the Iron Ore/charcoal color. What do you think? I want to know what my options are? Just so youre realistic and dont get your hopes up too high its pretty much impossible to make oak look like exotic wood because of grain patterns and different colorations in the same piece of wood. I like the look of a lighter color for our small space. To be honest I havent come across this issue myself. May I ask what type of wood and stain color used in the first pic and the one used as a background to show three wood samples in the 2nd picture from the bottom? Do the test patches on all 3 woods as close to each other as possible so you can see how they look together. My friend has provincial 111 and I loved it in her house. We recently had our red oak floors sanded and asked our contractor to stain them dark prepared to see a color like in your above pic, unfortunately they tried a dark walnut and Jacobean and both looked to light even the ebony was pretty light with greenish tint. That will give you a warm, but not red shaded brown. Thanks. We have a problem dont know if you can help. If youve narrowed your choices down to 2 or 3 colors then youre well on your way to getting the perfect stain for your hardwood floors. Im doing white oak floors with dark (European) trim and trying to find something not too gray and not too red. Debating between a super dark like ebony, pure black or super light bleached look. Lift and move any furniture or other items, as necessary, to access the area to be patched. I will be renting the house and really hoping I dont have to redo the floors down the road when I sell. 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. My question is that I just had red oak flooring put down in my master bedroom and upstairs hallway. Do you think this might work or do you think the two should not be mixed together? It would be best to get a couple of sample tins of both color stains and see if you can match it. Also, oil vs. bona (water based)???? Do we need to re stain with the same golden oak to match the baseboards, window trim and casing or can we go a shade or two darker on the dining room floor? Hi Im having a hard time deciding whether to stain my floors. Suggestions for a stain and finish to use? Do you think it will work well for me? Weve sanded dark stained floors back to natural before and never had a problem. As for the finish I have what I believe is a matte finish now not to shiny like a high gloss. I found some beautiful images of Golden Pecan floors online. They are stained with Minwax Provincial satin polyurethane finish. Sorry I cant be of more help here. I wanted a medium brown stain without red or orange. To be honest I couldnt tell you the color unless I had a look at it in person. We(my wife) selected rustic beige. Hope your hardwood floors turn out great. Is it really that bad? Hi Tadas, were redoing our floors and walls we want to do the the walls edge come gray (light gray) and the floor we want to do darker but not very dark like ebony or jacobean a b;t lighter and not red or orange what do u recommend that will compliment the walls and vica versa?thanks! I am very committed to using healthy finishes in our home. Was considering an ebony, Jacobean or dark oak but would value your thoughts as to what would give a wow factor. If you want the matte look and keep the original color, then a low VOC water-based finish like Loba Invisible Protect would be best. thanks so much. Yes they do look good. Need to make a decision soon. Maybe a mix of both, but it has a lot of color variation between boards. You can send me an email with a photo to tadas [@] napervillehardwood.com. Downstairs, were thinking of putting a light color, and a Red Chestnut single border around the living/family room which would tie in the color on the stairs. Please answer the question below before submitting your comment: Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved. But having a look, yes they are pretty much in the same range. Beth. Any suggestions getting a rich browm with a touch of red with Dura on a new pine floor. On that note, red/brown shaded stains like Walnut and Chestnut have a very warming, homey effect in a home and are a very safe bet. Whats the easiest way to get a nice espresso finish? Here is the extensive colored oils Rubio Monocoat has available. One of the best places to see different flooring styles and colors is in that stack of home decoration and renovation magazines you have piled up in a corner somewhere. Then grey floors came in strong. And they look great when done properly as you can see with this stain mix of Sedona Red + Ebony. Thanks. I need to get away from all the red yellowsI also do not want to see the grain too much as it is too much for the eye, way too busy. I cannot thank you enough for the blog.Really thank you! Slightly raised. Good luck with your project :). You helped to calm me down. You can always paint your walls a lighter color down the road if you need to :). Those plain sawn red oak floors were stained with 50% Rosewood/Natural and then finished with 3 coats of oil based finish to give it a nice deep, rich look. We are currently planning to stain our oak hardwood floors. Thanks Chris. Lighter floors are considerably easier to maintain and keep looking clean. The picture up top is deceiving its color in the photo looks different because of the suns reflection off the wood outside. As you can see, the choice you have in stain colors for your hardwood floor is almost unlimited.