I doesn't match, but I think it looks fine. I'd live with it awhile.

Did you approve a stain match prior to installation? Generally, the painter will provide you with a sample that has two or more stains on it so you can settle on the correct one. And if you specified a particular stain but the contractor didn't use it, then that's on him. Documentation of all specs is super important.

The contractor is my brother in law. So... I pretty much need to live with what we got. I did specify natural water-based finish, but this is what we got.

Well, that's another kettle of fish entirely. :-) As @branson4020 says above, maybe live with it awhile before making any decisions. If it really bugs you down the line, I'd have the trim painted.

Yes, it is that :)

we have been living with it for a month. New lighting has helped a little, but my husband, who is installing the rest of the trim, wants to redo it before he installs the rest of it, since it is easier to paint and or refinish before it goes up.

Trim does not need to match floors - it often does not. It is good that the trim and floors be in the same color family - one would not mix gray floors with warm wood trim - but your mix is fine and I think more interesting because it does not perfectly match. Also, different wood cuts can absorb stain differently as well as the reflection of light on horizontal vs vertical surfaces will make differences.

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Jealous of all that gorgeous wood!

maybe after it’s all installed, I’ll like it more. Hmmm

In my opinion it looks better not matched. That shows that both the floor and trim are real wood.

I don’t think matching the trim and floors would look as good..
I think the contrast looks much better!

It is likely that the floor will still darken some more so it may end up closer than you think. Our floor guy said it would take 6 months for our red oak floor to really darken to their true color and he was right ( we were matching new floors in an addition to existing old home). I think your home looks great as is!!!! If you put down a runner and some art work on the walls no one except you is ever going to notice. Wood never matches exactly which is the beauty of a natural product.

even if he used oil base, it doesn't yellow (or amber) for many many years. what stain did you use? red oak is naturally pinkish toned, so if you use a red based stain, it will look warmer or more orange toned. That's what you're seeing. it's not the clear coat.

you can try changing your bulbs to a cooler temp which give off more blue tones (blue will neutralize some of the yellow tones). try something above 4000K temperature.

the only other way is to sand and stain. or you could try going darker. say an ashy medium brown. like a walnut. anything ash or green based will cancel out the red in the wood. stay away from any warmer, red toned stains.

any of these would take away the orange look

I don't see the problem. The trim looks great with the floors & it looks great with the wood doors. Don't change a thing. You have a perfect balance of blending the colors of the trim & doors with the floors.

Thanks everyone! You’ve made me feel much better. :)

Onward with the remodel!

Stain matching is always difficult i think your trim looks good I would not paint. I seldom see flora that match perfectly with trim

I wouldnt do anything except installing the new trim. A contrast is good between floors and trim, and yours looks very nice.