Does this combo work? What stain color?

7 years ago

We have to redo our wallpaper, walls and floor stain in an open entry/Living/Dining Kitchen situation. Even though we have three windows on the East and West side, it is rather dark here because the trees filter some light. I played around with grays, but it just doesnt seem to work for me, so was looking for a warm, neutral tan. SW Reticence 6064 seems to work well on all walls to bring it all together and I found this Norwall SD36113 wallpaper to go with it. Do you think this works? Would Minwax Walnut stain look good? Or should I go light on the floors? Picture of LR as it looked like before we bought it for overview, entry way with transition to LR with current colors (wallpaper will be on top over chair rail) note that there is two wood types on the floor, one red oak and outside border white oak.

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Beth H. :
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
please don't use Minwax,,it's bottom of the barrel stain for flooring.

as for stain color, what else is in the room? is it red oak or white oak? red oak already leans on the red side, so picking a red based stain will just bring out more red. if you want more neutral, choose a green base or ash base brown. I like walnut, antique walnut, early american. it's medium neutral brown.

DuraSeal and Bona are up there at the top. look at those

if you must use Minwax, here are some combos
Martina
Original Author
7 years ago
to complicate things the floor is a mixture of red oak in the middle with a white oak border.
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cat_ky
7 years ago
I like the color of the original floor, so I would go lighter, rather than darker. Darker will just make your room darker. I would go with a color on the walls too, rather tha boring neutral beige. I would also remove the chair rail, it really doesnt do anything for the room. I really like the built ins and the size of the room. Try for a color that will keep it light an airy looking.