Oak Floors Stained Dark Walnut
Last is the redder of the two dark stains we experimented with.
Oak floors stained dark walnut. Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors. Luckily you can stain oak to look as dark as possible. The poly finish is satin. Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
I shared this with you in my previous post but here is the color of the floors in the downstairs left compared with the upstairs right. But now i advise them to test a blend of true black and dark walnut until they find the color they love. If your floor is oak maple or another light to medium light hardwood you can choose to make it darker by staining it and many people do. The wood on my floors is red oak.
Oak wood has a porous quality to it which makes it very absorbent of staining materials. Every wood species benefitted greatly from the conditioner with this stain. A dark floor provides visual grounding in a room with. So before i get into the oak stain colors and results i thought it would be helpful to provide a few tips on choosing a hardwood floor stain.
I just had my red white oak hardwood floors stained with 2 coats of ebony dark walnut. Whether you are installing a new hardwood floor refinishing an old one or just keeping your existing floor looking as good as new minwax has a full range of products to make and keep your floors beautiful. View all hardwood floor products. The pine turned more gray than anything.
It delivered rich dark brown tones. Sep 23 2018 explore kellie wallace s board dark walnut floors on pinterest. My floor guy uses masterline oil based poly in a satin finish but i can t find much information on this product. I wanted to avoid orange undertones.
They are a really nice dark rich color. However oak does have a very dramatic grain of the wood which can sometimes give even the darkest stain a streaky effect or the look of highlights. I used to advise people to use dark walnut on these floors because these species absorbed the dark walnut more than the ebony even though ebony comes out darker on oak remember each species absorbs the stain differently.