Hello, these are oak floors stained in "jacobean" by Minwax. Thanks for your question!

Thank you for the reply. Are they white or red oak? Is it one coat or two of stain? We have white oak and are just picking a stain. We are looking for a medium brown with a satin finish. We don't want to go too dark. Are you happy with your floors?

These are red oak and had 2 coats of stain plus clear polyurethane topcoat. It was originally a beautiful, rich, true brown, with the grain visible. They have lightened in areas where the sun comes in, as with anything. The client is still very happy with them, although they are nearing 7 yrs and I would suggest re- finishing and staining around the 10 yr mark.

Thank you so much! Have you ever used Dark Walnut or Antique Brown or Provincial by Minwax? I am so concern of going too dark. We have two young boys so scratching is a concern plus I have heard dust and footprints show up a lot more on dark floors. In your opinion will the stain show different on white or verses red oak? Sorry for all the questions but I appreciate your opinion. Thanks!

I have not used those particular stains, but yes, be aware that the darker floors do show every speck of dust or light-colored fur, etc. That is not a deal breaker for some people, but to others it might be. Please know that any wood floor,regardless of the species, whether it's stained lighter or darker, WILL get scratched and scuffed over time. You will need to maintain them, just like anything else that you want to keep looking good. : )

Thank you so much.

I'm trying to decide b/w minwax dark walnut or Jacobean. It seemed Jacobean was darker than dark walnut. Is that not the case? I'm in the same situation, I have 2 boys and afraid if I go too dark, the scratches will show. Can you tell me which of the 2 are darker? - thanks so much in advance!

Dark Walnut is a bit darker than Jacobean. With deep stains, the issue is that EVERYTHING shows - dust, furballs, scratches, etc. You would have to really be ok with that. It IS a very elegant look, and I especially love it with white walls and trim, but a lighter, natural stain is much more forgiving.

Did you "water-pop" the floors prior to applying stain?

While jacobean may have been the actual stain applied, these look much lighter than jacobean - either due to lighting of the picture or the floors have lightened (as indicated above). You should test the stains on your own floor - that is the best way to do it! The stains come out different on red oak and white oak and based on grade of oak and age of floor as well as lighting.

Dark walnut is lighter than jacobean (not darker). You can also try coffee brown and antique brown which are a bit lighter than dark walnut. And, then there is special walnut which is lighter than those. white oak is darker than red oak.

Also, you should only do 1 coat of stain, not 2...if you would like the stain to last longer. Focus on getting the color that you love. Also, I prefer duraseal over minwax.

- Debbie aka The Flooring Girl (you can find more info on my website, but not sure if it's appropriate to post a link on here.

CRP1234- hello, yes, I believe the flooring guys that did the original work did water-pop.
Thank you, Debbie, for replying... Yes, as I stated earlier Jacobean was the original stain used and has certainly lightened over the past several years. And actually, we just used "dark walnut" on oak floors on another project and that stain did indeed come out very dark, with 2 coats. So a good idea is probably to buy the smaller cans to sample on the actual flooring.
And no, it would not be appropriate to post a link to your website on another designer's question feed. ; )