Next if you stain a semi transparent red color on the floor it may turn into gray after.
Can red oak floors be stained dark.
If you have red or white oak which makes up the majority of naperville and chicago area homes then there is no problem at all.
Our floors are hand scraped red oak and they were a dark color.
Richard shows how he applies dark walnut from minwax stain over a red oak 3 1 4 select.
Our floor guy uses minwax.
Since they all have to be sanded down anyway we want to do a lighter stain but having trouble finding a good color.
Just have a look at the features of the best 5 best stain for red oak floors.
Take a look at the color wheel below.
Red oak is a highly stainable wood providing a lot of flex in terms of color choices.
22 best hardwood floor stain colors for red oak 3 4 x 3 1 4 natural red oak bellawood lumber liquidators.
A few weeks ago on youtube i wanted to see the effects of different stains on white pine and poplar well this time i used common red oak that you can buy at lowes or home depot.
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.
Floor color becomes the focal point.
This means that adding some green to a stain will help neutralize or hide the red in red oak.
See also red oak floor stain samples oakhardwoodflooring flooring.
It s an eco friendly wood.
Oak takes a stain very well and we can stain from a light color all the way up to dark colors as you can see us using in the photo below.
I have also uploaded the video from my youtube channel i hope this he.
Plus anytime you mix a primary color with its opposite on the color wheel you get brown.
I actually love the light color now except that it has a ton of pink in it and it s of course pretty raw looking.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
The gray floor looks smart in modern buildings.
It has medium to heavy graining with some color variation.
While most homeowners opted for warm walnut or cherry shades that you see in most homes there are several dark shades that look amazing too.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
You can make red oak look gray in different methods.
At first you can make red oak gray by staining gray color on the floor.
Effects of different stains on red oak wood.
Red oak flooring can red floors be stained dark.
Notice how green is opposite of red on the color wheel.