Floor Stain - Dark Walnut or English Chestnut
8 years ago
We pulled up the carpet in our new (1930s-era Spanish Colonial Revival) yesterday - and voila! We found some lovely wood floors that are getting sanded and repaired as we speak.
Now we just need to choose a stain. We were leaning toward dark walnut, but we have a cat and a toddler so we worry about maintenance, and we’re also concerned a darker stain will make the smaller rooms feel even smaller, so we threw English Chestnut into the mix.
Thoughts? Which would you choose?
Now we just need to choose a stain. We were leaning toward dark walnut, but we have a cat and a toddler so we worry about maintenance, and we’re also concerned a darker stain will make the smaller rooms feel even smaller, so we threw English Chestnut into the mix.
Thoughts? Which would you choose?
English Chestnut
Dark Walnut
Other
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