Our floor guy uses minwax.
How to get my red oak floors light color.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
For unhappy hardwood floor colors look to three solutions.
This flooring is known for its very warm tones that can look reddish or yellowish and going neutral with your color scheme is the key to offsetting that.
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.
You can choose a light off white color like nantucket white for walls to balance the intensity of these warmer tones.
The color of your floor sets the tone for the room.
If you want to temper the red tones try off white or light grey colors.
I want something light and without red orange or yellow undertones more brownish grayish.
When you love the look of natural wood red oak is one type of flooring that can hold up well to clear coats because of its color variations.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
Staining is the most popular but you ll still need to choose between dark wood floors or light wood floors and each has a different effect on the mood of the room.
Hi i need to choose a stain color for my hardwood red oak floors and i wanted to achieve something similar to the look bellow.
Our floors are hand scraped red oak and they were a dark color.
Stain paint or replacement.