Cute cabin, are these the original floors? I wouldn’t put stain on old growth heart pine IMHO.

these are the original floors which were covered up by carpet, but were in horrible shape. That is why we took the years of polyurethaning stain off (3 50 gallon trashcans full) and want to retain them to match the existing old growth beams, trim and doors. We did not realize it would be so difficult to match original stain....help!

Beautiful wood.

The color they now are is likely not the original stain color. Wood changes to a darker color over time.

Consider just sealing them instead -- perhaps with clear poly. As long as all the flooring is the same, it need not match the wall paneling and ceiling boards.

The floors don't need to match the beams. If fact, I would not want them to match because it would be monotonous. Also agree that old pine doesn't need to be stained; it should have mellowed to a nice rich color over the years.

Then there is the problem of trying to get an even, unblotchy stain on pine.

I would save the money & the step of staining & clear finish them.

they are very blond looking right now w clear finish...

They will change color over time and IMO too much all the same is a bit overwhelming so leave them natural they will look awesome

No one stain will be a perfect match, often you have to blend two stains together- for instance a 50/50 mix of golden oak and cherry (an example only, you will need to test on your floors)

Not matching can also work, especially if you go just a clear finish as then it looks intentionally different.

I'm going to guess the ceiling wood is NOT stained. That is the colour and old, old, old shellac finish takes on. Not only does it turn orange all by itself, the WOOD deepens in colour (tannin pull moves colour from inside the board to the surface...sitting underneath the finish = STRONG orange colour).

If you have a clear coat of finish over top right now, you might as well leave it. Of course if you want MORE orange, you can strip/sand down the floors (remove the clear coat you have on there now) and apply 3 coats of the oldest format, nastiest VOC content OIL BASED urethane on the market (Minwax comes to mind...the stuff is illegal in California and 11 other states).

With three coats of the OIL BASED polyurethane (and 30+ days of stink) you will achieve a yellow floor. After 5 years or so it will have darkened to an orange colour. After a few more years it should be very, very, very close to the original ceiling wood colour.

At that point you will be wrapped in orange.

It is not that I like orange but we are not going to strip the whole cabin. What would you do. Right now the floors have been sanded and clear coated and they look blond... I appreciate your feedback so much!

Can you post a pic of the blond floors?

Live with what you have.

Stain usually goes on before clear coating so it's too late to stain w/o sanding off the clear coat and some more of the life of your floors. After that sanding that removed 150 gallons worth of finish & sanding dust, there probably isn't a whole lot of sandable depth left in the wood before you start sanding thru to the tongues & grooves.

What did you use to clear coat the floors?

Too late to give you a finishing trick. Flooring is already coated.

no please give it to us. We are sanding it down again...

Store the oil base poly in a clear or glass container and leave it out in the sun for a bout a week. The poly will turn orange. That will give you an easy match.

Here is a photo of the floors refinished everyone. Shall we just leave them as is? we do have two rugs that will be put down under the sofas and dining table. we have new furniture that is mid century modern that is adorable with the design. Some day we will level this cabin to do a new build as the lot alone is worth $650,000. It is on an acre with 100 foot of shoreline on Lake Pend'Oreille in Sandpoint Idaho. Photos of lake and our dock below...

Looks beautiful! I’d leave the floors alone and enjoy the view.

The floors are perfect with the old orange woodwork. They are lighter but coordinating. It's really nice.

And it looks intentional. :)

The floors are so gorgeous (along with your view) - I would leave them and love them as they are. You don't want to sand them again for no reason and remove another layer of wood. The lighter color will brighten everything.

I agree, leave it. It looks great!

Wow! They are STUNNING! Whomsoever did the work has done a beautiful job. The wood will turn a snick more golden over time. The tannins in the wood will surface. Just give it time!

The MCM look goes MUCH better with blonde wood rather than an orange wood.