Sorry i didn’t crop off unrelated ads. I like SW Stain but you can feel bd this tone in most main brands.

Darn auto correct. Meant “you can find this basic tone in most brands”.

Excellent comments Flo!!! The floors are oak downstairs and a pine mix upstairs.

Ok. Your upstairs floors will take the stain differently. So just make sure to test up there too. You will need sone adjustments. Generally, you can add Ebony (black) to water based stain and successfully deepen stain to desired level. Pine is more absorbent and tends to naturally have more yellow/gold tones. Black added counters those tones. But you have to test and check in your light conditions in both locations.

The color chart that Flo shows is for stains on walnut, if I'm reading it correctly.

Two neutral medium brown stains that look great on white or red oak are Special Walnut and Provincial. And I've always had the stains sampled directly on the floors. Once you decide, the flooring contractor will re-sand those spots. I've never had a problem with the sample colors showing through onto the finished floors. And keep in mind that in sunlight you will always see more warm tones coming through--that's the nature of wood.

What kind of pine is upstairs? The age of the home and being in the south means it could be old-growth long-leaf heart pine. In that case, it doesn't need any stain--it looks great just with a sealer. If it's newer pine, yes, it absorbs stain much more than oak since it's not as dense.

Beautiful home and great job on the restoration. Just lurking here as a viewer and wishing you the best of luck… thanks for keeping us updated. Beautiful colour choices so far! I particularly like the green choice in the kitchen.

Wow, that's a beautiful white granite--what is the name of it? When I was renovating my kitchen I searched for a subtle white granite but alas never found one. I have Olympia White Danby marble, which I love, but it does get etched.

Thanks so much Iiasch! Regarding the counters, I forgot we switched to quartz…with no regrets. I’ll check the name of the choice shortly.

Having the two different wood floors look the same is why you hire a pro. The stain will probably have to be tweaked for one of the floors in order to make it seamless with the other wood. As Flo said, not too dark or you’ll see every bit of dust. I have redone two wood floor houses and my floor guy mixed the stains and sampled them, in daylight, right on the sanded floor, just as Diana said. The samples will be sanded out.

This is such a stunning house! Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Makes me miss my 1925 beauty.

Thanks RedRyder! Our pro is doing a great job as well. We saw the stain late yesterday. Excited to see the results.

Wonderful progress!

Question: We’ve painted our Master Bedroom, which faces south, Woodlawn Blue (BM HC-147). We are trying to decide the master bath color. Polo Blue is in the lead, but would love your thoughts. Accents will be antique brass with white vanity, existing white tub/tile.

We’ve ruled out classic whites, opting for something a little more moody. Thoughts?

These are the before photos for reference. The sink has been replaced with a double vanity (to be installed this week).

You might try Ben Moore Blue Spruce, Sheer Romance, and Nantucket Fog. All moody blues, with a touch of gray.

Here are some complementary colors. Woodlawn Blue is described as having a blue-green undertone. It’s a great color.

Take a look at these BM options. https://samplize.com/products/santorini-blue-1634-12x12?variant=39756546277478&g_acctid=286-533-1292&g_adgroupid&g_adid&g_adtype=none&g_campaign=eo_google_pmax_nb_singles_sales_US_01/2023&g_campaignid=19545957836&g_keyword&g_keywordid&g_network=x&nb_adtype=pla&nb_ap&nb_fii&nb_kwd&nb_li_ms&nb_lp_ms&nb_mi=122433858&nb_mt&nb_pc=online&nb_pi=shopify_us_400197025832_39756546277478&nb_placement&nb_ppi&nb_ti&nbt=nb:adwords:x:19545957836::&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19545986876&gbraid=0AAAAADM-qkywYFb5CYTNSdhtuQwTyxi7m&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyIPDBhDBARIsAHJyyVi1T9wPjFJr-8-IrpfWO32NZk5MfBbZb8zPGpWIQkdyrjt9I8RW2VEaAhXQEALw_wcB

Ed. Here are some ideas for paint for your master bathroom. I am posting the Color DNA For BM Woodlawn Blue. Nite it has an LRV in the 60’s with 100 being the most reflective. “moody” to me means a color that is “greyed” and less reflective.

Even though BM Woodlawn Blue is more green than blue as you can see on the Colorist Wheel, you could go more blue in the bathroom if it’s in the right hue family. A lower LRV will add more grayed feeling so watch those numbers.

Take a look at BM Wythe Blue.

Here are some photos of BM Wythe Blue. And your bathroom photo.

Polo Blue is certainly in the lead right now!

OMG. That is a near black color?! It will suck up all your natural light and that’s something you need
in a master bath. Perhaps you could put a great black background wallpaper on the vanity wall and add color to other walls with white ceiling and trim. Something like this one. https://paintedpaper.com/products/cressida-wallpaper?variant=50279915684113&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=20970482089&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20970484951&gclid=Cj0KCQjw64jDBhDXARIsABkk8J5tuNe0-DLzMpBbLOCvd8SSNbAZigD735wiR80eN-vBKttOPzjYHCQaAqCPEALw_wcB

You could do darker paint color. Here’s idea with white vanity and mirrors plus gold hardware.

A mock up with wallpaper and darker wall color. You would pull color from wallpaper for walls. As I recall you have white vanity coming. I just popped this one in for visual.

What a wonderful project you have going here! polo is a lovely navy but also can really suck te light out of a bathroom space. The stark white against it in the large bathroom you have may be jarring. Perhaps save it for a smaller powder room. I would go with a more subtle blue that works with the blue green of the Wythe blue then bring in some navy accents on the shower curtain and window treatment as well as towels.

Love the feedback and ideas! There is so much natural light that comes in, but certainly a different vibe in evening. Choices…

Oh don't listen to them! I had navy blue in a master bathroom with white tiles, fixtures and trim. The room also had lots of natural light and the navy blue did not "suck the light out of it." If you like it, go for it, just make sure that you have lots of artificial light for the evening and nighttime.

Thanks Diane! We are going Polo Blue. Ralph Lauren might be proud…we’ll boldly go with it and have fun.

The plumber put an air valve in the middle of our proposed mirrors🤦🏾‍♂️, so the decor choice may now be a single large mirror to keep the project moving.

The floors look amazing…poly coat coming Friday. Next 48 is final touch up, fixtures/appliances delivered, and painting some furniture pieces we found along the way.

Ooo love the floors!!!

I agree - those floors!!! Beautiful...

Painting dilemma for kitchen wall. Would you carry this green into the corner of this wall, or just paint it the neutral that is the base of the adjacent room (Greek Villa) or something else? Eventually, we’ll add a piece of furniture here for storage (pantry). For now, it gets painted.

For reference, the cabinets are now a rich green, but stop at the wall.

Carry the green so it’s a continuous look.

Thanks Flo. I think that is what we are thinking too.

You still have the cabinets with the glass uppers on that wall, correct? I'd paint them and the wall the same green.

Yes. The cabinets still remain, just refinished.

Foyer sconces and kitchen pendants going in!

Dining room to living room view.

The green kitchen will be fantastic.

It sure does make a difference when you can do some of the work. Saves money. Congratulations, your renovation is moving along so well and quickly. With the kitchen appliances coming in, soon it will be the furniture. So amazing. It all looks great so far. Great colors for wall, floors, cabinets, etc. It is going to be the best and most beautiful house on the block! Nicely done Ed (and Ed's wife). I will say that you can trust @Flo Mangan 's design suggestions. She is top notch and very experienced. Best Wishes to you and yours. MAE

Awe MAE that was so very kind! Thanks!

Thank you! This group has been a wealth of knowledge and encouragement. We are having a lot of fun…and at times, frustrations with the project. Today, the house won…a misplaced receptacle here, washer and dryer not fitting there, just opportunities (not problems).

Today; the vanity arrived and marble top! It looks amazing. A valve had to be moved and plaster repair to come, but you can see the pieces coming together. Floors this weekend and moving day, Monday!

WOW!! Yeah!! Moving day!! On fourth of July weekend. Awesome!!

Well, the move is complete! Punch list items remain, but detail coming together. The dining room is looking special.

Cafe curtains up in kitchen

Every little (and big) thing is making it a home for you. Love the cafe curtains! They are perfect in an historic home.

Congratulations! Dining room is awesome!! All your hard work is paying off. Having moved many times, I can really empathize with the dozens of details and actions and phone calls and waiting on calls to get everything set up. Hope things go smoothly going forward!

Thank you Flo/RedRyder. I’m learning it is the details that make a house a home.