They were similar but i still liked the custom fruitwood country white stain mix better.
Light gray stained red oak floors.
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Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look.
We just bought a mid century co op and haven t moved in yet.
Otherwise you ll have pink mixed in.
Effortless chic prevails in this classic home where gray blue accents are highlighted against a red oak floor that has been stained walnut brown.
Once a polyurethane finish is put on top of the stain the shine will also cause the floor to appear lighter.
If you do a stain you don t need a sealer as the stain is the sealer.
Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring.
Old preexisting floors are not the best canvas to sand and refinish in a gray stain.
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There are so many colours of wood in the world you name it it s out there.
Stain can turn out blotchy on maple floors as these are close pored species this blotchiness occurs with all stain colors.
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My five fingerblock original 60s red oak wood floors are being stained tomorrow.
The dark gray will help hide and drown out the red tones.
Best to stain gray on a brand new installed floor.
If you still want to go even lighter try 3 4 pickled oak and 1 4 classic gray.
I wasn t sure how this custom stain would look over the dark inlays we have in parts of our first floor so i had them sample duraseal silvered gray on the red oak floors next to the stain mix i d used upstairs.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
I don t like the pattern of the floor and dispise red.
Be careful with the wood species.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
After 4 samples of gray our floor pro displayed on the floor i chose the darkest.
This should cover the natural pink in the red oak wood flooring and provide an even lighter color tone you are wanting.
Interiortherapy co uk here white oak has been stained with a medium brown stain providing a neutral background that shifts focus to the interesting fixtures décor and tiles.