Feedback on the floor stains

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Need some feedback on choosing floor stains for the following goals:

Contemporary/modern looking house.
Want the house to look bright. The house does get a lot of sunlight and does have an open feel. I plan to add nice bright lights.
Walls in the house are white and I don't mind painting them - but do want to keep the house bright.
I want to be able to use either of black, brown and or gray furniture.
Low maintenance if possible :D.

Here is what my current floor looks like (Sanding completed on an engineered hardwood floor). I found this beautiful floor pictures on Pinterest and now I'm planning to go with their suggested 50/50 mix of Pickled Oak and Classic Gray. Love any feedback that you guys have.

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apple_pie_order
8 years ago
Test your 50-50 gray stain on your red oak floors as well as some of the classic finishes. A hardwood floor color is a ten, twenty or thirty year commitment. Catching a color trend (gray) on the way up is one thing, on the way down is another.
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SJ McCarthy
8 years ago
The stain as shown will NOT give you light/bright. It will drop the colour of the house by 2-3 steps. Your light/airy feeling space will feel darker....much darker. Sorry but that's what is going to happen.

Red oak in natural finish will turn pinkish/salmon colour. There are many who do NOT like this. And yet there are some who find these colours quite happy.

I would work with a light mushroom brown tone....it would be 2 steps lighter than the stain you are showing. And please stay away from Minwax.
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Alex H
6 years ago
@SJ McCarthy Old thread but I came across it as I have a similar desire to keep things lighter and bright with red oak, knowing its salmon undertones can be an issue. Do you have any recommendations for Duraseal stains or mixes that are this light mushroom brown tone? That is what I am looking for but am having a hard time communicating or figuring out a mix with our flooring contractor. I just want to be able to point them in the right direction to get some samples down. Thanks in advance.
SJ McCarthy
6 years ago
@ Alex...please start a new thread. We will find you on that one.