As always to lots of testing on sample boards first before going ahead with the whole floor. Most people keep them their natural color. These are much trickier to apply evenly though and are not really DIY friendly. I recently found your site and have been reading along. The neutral colors of your place allow for pretty much any color to look good though. Have you looked at Duraseal Coffee Brown color? My floor guy didnt do any samples for me. Yes you’re right about the darker stains, especially if the floor has been water-popped. English Chestnut English Chestnut (2) ... Color Weathered+Oak Weathered Oak White White (2) Color White ... Minwax Wood Finish 70044 Wood Stain, English Chestnut, 1 qt Can Provincial by Minwax. The oak is light in color and unfinished: https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/17032866066/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/17057383652/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/17057383682/. If so have a look at some of the colors in this post: https://napervillehardwood.com/blog/rubio-monocoat-pre-color-easy/. Hi Tadas, I currently have a floor that is a custom stain (Duraseal 50% ebony; 50% antique brown). What is the color of the floor in your first picture dated May 26 2011. B) Put stain in the finish and applied too thick. You won’t be able to stain again anyway as it looks like there is already a finish coat on the floors. I’m ok with it, despite the dust and extra cleaning…….ugh. I hope you can get it sorted out Janice so you can enjoy your floors. That would be my first assumption. The flooring is white oak and I was looking to go with a dark stain? I love the grain variation look and it’s dark but not so dark like ebony. The floors appear painted black ! Fortunately, I found another floor guy who’s been doing floors for 24 years and he will be able to repair the mistakes. I have read that duraseal spice brown or antique brown might get the desired result. Thanks so much:) Jenn, If you love the color your friend has I say go for it. Apart from looking in magazines and online, you can also take a trip down to your local big box hardware store and browse through the flooring isle to see what tickles your fancy. White Window and Door Silicone Sealant Caulk $6.57 Maybe check out the colors Provincial, Special Walnut or Early American by MinWax and see if they suit your style. Thanks! Oak floors can look great left their natural color as you can see in this photo…. Plus the best way to care for hardwood floors is to regularly sweep and clean them – when you can’t see it you can get lazy with this :). I would recommend Jacobean or Dark Walnut. Hi I’m having a hard time deciding whether to stain my floors. So we stuck with 100%. Love your web-site! I have yet to see a hardwood floor that features our color of cabinets with the darker wood stain. White Oak has the most neutral undertones. Are the floors quite old? Need to make a decision soon. We have been unable to achieve this (hovers around 42-43%). Hi Tadas! Hopefully there aren’t too many dark joints. we wear shoes in our house and have a large dog. We have been told we have a humidity problem (was anywhere from 19% to 65%), so we bought an induct whole-home dehumidifier and a humidifier and were told to keep the humidity level at 35%. So the first decision to make is whether you should even consider adding color to your floor, or if it should be kept in its natural state. He’s not done yet, but I have confidence in this guy. Send us a message using the form below, or call us at 847-251-1200. I really like the look of the darker colors and don’t love anything “reddish”. We have other red oak in the room, and we like to keep everything mostly the same color. Then mixed half Jacobean and half light grey but it’s still light. Give it a go anyways in a small out of the way area and see for yourself. I’m considering whether to resend and refinish, but what can I do to ensure I don’t get the same outcome again? Can you help? If you’ve narrowed your choices down to 2 or 3 colors then you’re well on your way to getting the perfect stain for your hardwood floors. English Chestnut 233. Ciao Tadas! I’m thinking maybe the Golden Oak downstairs on all floors, but I don’t want it to be too yellow. Also, I wanted to ask your opinion and suggestion on what color I should paint the stairs or the rail? Burgundy Trace Hand-Rubbed Stain. We thought of staining but then was told dark colors will get darker. Thanks, http://www.houzz.com/photos/205683/Gallery-Loft-modern-kitchen-los-angeles http://www.houzz.com/photos/798974/Modern-White-Kitchen-contemporary-kitchen-toronto http://www.houzz.com/photos/7923759/Decorative-plaster-work-has-been-retained-contemporary-kitchen-other-metro. Now we’re seeing a bit of a swing back to lighter colored stained floors, while still having many clients choose a dark stain. It’s always nice to hear that the effort we put into these posts are appreciated :). Could use your expertise on stain color, as we are finishing our new hickory floors soon. I would love a light chocolate hue but don’t know if it possible. Unfortunately we are a long way from Naperville but I’ve enjoyed reading your posts and tips. Is that true? We are sanding and staining our red oak floors in several weeks. English Chestnut. They had been stained originally, and it took quite a bit of sanding to get down to pure oak again, but I was careful to remove all evidence of the old finish. Sorry for the delay in replying, we’ve had a very busy week sanding and refinishing floors here in Naperville. None are what we have in mind. They look great! To answer your question, I always pre-face these type of answers with… it’s tough to anwer without seeing your home in person. Sorry for the delay in replying, another busy week here! From top: Jacobean, Ebony, Dark Walnut, 50/50 Jacobean and Ebony, 50/50 Jacobean and Dark Walnut, and English Chestnut at the bottom. You can see it here on this floor but that’s because it’s the natural color of the wood: http://www.houzz.com/photos/87707/Oakley-Home-Builders-traditional-kitchen-chicago, Thankfully you can buy small tins of stain cheap. Natural. Any suggestions on how to fill gaps? Will most people who want a plank floor want it naturally colored? If the joints were tight to begin with, could aggressive sanding get rid of the remaining stain or is it something that you just have to live with? I think this comment was for me,Tadas, right? Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, (Comments are moderated and may take a couple of days to be approved.). I’m thinking of sanding and staining the hard wood floor. Our trim is pine with the same stain. Below are the Rubio Monocoat Pre-Color Easy colors…, And here is there selection of pre-aging treatments like RMC Smoke and RMC Fumed…, And to top it off, here is a small sample from the selection of Pallman Magic Oil colors…. Sounds like you have a wonderful house. I would try half and half first and if that’s too red for you try 3/4 walnut and 1/4 chestnut. Glad you found the blog useful. Autumn Harvest. To get the deeper darker color you’re after you will need to water pop your floor. It was hot while they were sanding and I didn’t smell anything. Try to find a color close to what you want and then mix and sample colors till you find the perfect one. You might end up with a blend that matches perfectly to what you want. After reading your reply and realizing the challenge I was up against with trying to make three different types of woods match, I decided to play it safe and keep all the floors their natural color. Thanks Tadas. If you go with white cabinets, you can pretty much have any color on the floor and it will look good. Good luck :). I just got guy installed Red Oak hardwood floor, can you advice what color should I go with should I stain or leave it natural. Anyway, I’m not sure how good these guys are and they tell me that dark stain will cover them. My husband doesn’t want red and my kitchen cabinets are also white oak. However, need some contrast. and now we have to sand and reapply. Hi Tadas. Much better to have dark floors with lighter colored trim than the opposite. In between those 2 decades there has been a lot of different looks from very dark floors, to red floors up to the grey floors that are popular right now. Really appreciate this information! The first coat was so pretty. But in the flooring industry, those are referred to as ‘finishes’. Oak wood has a porous quality to it, which makes it very absorbent of staining materials. ... Brown, Cordovan, Pewter, Umber and White. Thanks! Is it ok to mix dark cherry with natural oak floors? There’s no way you can have professional results without well trained employees, spending the proper amount of time on each job and using high-end equipment and products – all which cost more money unfortunately. We want to look fairly contemporary and like the color of these photos. Or if you think it looks good at it is. I recently refinished my 50 yr old red oak floors with minwax english chestnut in a satin finish. English Chestnut Stained Oak Wood Base Moulding GE Advanced Silicone 2 10.1 oz. If you want a darker color then you could stain it any color you choose. Also do you think that nailing them every 10″-12″, and glueing the same distance (keeping the glue out of the joints) is enough to hold them down. We are re-finishing white oak floors that were hiding under carpet for many many years. Thinking jacobean, dark walnut or coffee brown. i.e. Then take some scrap wood or a section of the floor that will be covered (like under the fridge) and test them out. Do you like the light, clean open look of a lighter colored modern grey shade…, Or do you fancy the deep, elegant and bold look of dark black floors…, Maybe your eye is drawn to the brown shades in between these two palates…. As for the finish I have what I believe is a matte finish now not to shiny like a high gloss. I am getting ready to finish some quarter sawn white oak plate racks for my dining room. I appreciate your response. To answer your question – that’s a Maple floor stained red mahogany (Bona brand stain). Maybe get your stager to pop over to help you with the choice as well, they’re usually very good with colors and style. It looks very nice. I forgot to tell you that the floors are white oak. I’m just curious if you have heard of Glitza products (for stain and sealer/finish). If they are there in the winter and you fill them, the floor won’t have any room for expansion when the humidity rises in the summer. Sorry for the bad news. Yes any product like that will darken the floor. Keep in mind, we are finishing them off with a water base matte finish…I hope that doesn’t effect the final outcome…Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Do you think this might work or do you think the two should not be mixed together? I like the Provincial, but was looking to go a little darker – I don’t like red undertones. We are looking to stain our red oak floors a dark grey. Red and yellow is hard to get on a floor at the same time. Thought of this after reading the following article about various ways to fill gaps: http://www.cinhome.com/gapfiller.html. make spanikopita for Him again too! So my point is, make sure you get references and pay the extra few dollars. If Jacobean is too dark you can mix it with another lighter color to come up with a blend. I should mention it is white oak quartersawn and rift. Our doors are solid pine 6 panel doors stained with Minwax Early American 230. Try a small amount first and make sure you record how much you used of each. Good luck with your endeavor Jerry. We are going to install hardwood flooring (select oak). If you need some extra help in choosing a stain color all you have to do is ask us and we’ll be happy to lend our professional help. I have 9 year old Brazilian cherry floors that were originally left untainted and sealed with a polyurethane satin finish. I am very committed to using healthy finishes in our home. The answer isn’t as hard as you might think. They are visible in high and low humidity. I would like a dark expresso color and am wondering if I need to mix ebony with dark walnut? I feel that our local red oak is great(even if out of favor right now), and since I am used to drying lumber for cabinet makers, furniture, etc. Thank you so much for all of your expertise you share on this blog. Shop Minwax Wood Finish Oil-Based Stain Mocha Interior Stain (Quart) in the Interior Stains department at Lowe's.com. Just found your blog – great information. Hi Tadas, I recently bought a condo. Unfortunately we have three different types of wood downstairs – oak in the dining and living/family room, spruce in the kitchen, fir in the sun room. I chose a mix of a gallon of dark walnut to half gallon of ebony. Since your floors are so old and you may not be able to sand them again, I would also suggest looking at a hardwax oil like Rubio Monocoat. This blog is terrific and you are very kind to share your knowledge so generously!! Staining pine can be tricky compared to other woods. Our style is cozy and comfortable – not too contemporary and definitely not modern. I love the 45 degree angle and the kitchen. Those are vey special indeed. Thank you for sharing! The picture was taken with lots of shadows and it will always look different on your computer depending on your screens color settings. So need your advise. This house with the #2 I am worried will be too dark and I would rather have it lighter anyhow, because the Jacobean showed more dirt and scratches. I’m pretty sure it was Duraseal. Looking for a mid-brown stain without orange or red tones. Your email address will not be published. Don’t just use waterbased finish though as it will look very washed out. I really wish you were in the Boston area. We only ever apply one coat of stain. The entire house has wood floors except the bathrooms and closets and one small hallway. I was wrong!! The available colors our floor guy says are out there are simply not what we had a in mind. It sounds like you only have the fir in the living room – you could make a focal point out of that beautiful wood if you wanted to and not even bother trying to hide or blend it. – What kind of white oak do you have, plain sawn or rift cut? You have my appreciation. As you can see, the choice you have in stain colors for your hardwood floor is almost unlimited. The multiple coats of clear finish gets applied on top of the stain. I would do a test patch of Golden Oak like you suggested and also one of Natural. Since I decided, JUST to have the floors sanded and polyurethane, I thought any floor guy should be able to do that. We have new pine flooring that was just in stalled and sanded in an attic area that we are finishing. I want a warm color with no red. But having a look, yes they are pretty much in the same range. Very helpful for our upcoming hardwood floor project, thanks. If they’re quite wide then you could use wood flour cement or even hot glue to close them up. We have been told it was from water popping, humidity, the floor color (50:50 ebony and jacobean mix). What are your thoughts and how do I get that perfect very dark color again without the lines? Unfortunately we don’t have heart pine floors here so I’m not experienced enough to give a professional opinion sorry. I liked it but I think it may be a bit too dark for our home. Wall color will be light tone (cream or very light coffee). Would love to hear your thoughts. Fantastic. We were thinking chestnut. do I go darker lighter or same on the stair treads and handrails on the staircase? It was thought to add gray to the color? If I pursue this it needs to have alot of wow factor. To get the deeper darker color you’re after you will need to water pop your floor. Without looking at the issue in person it is hard for me to say exactly what happened, but I think you are heading the right way in thinking that there was too much stain added to the floor. Maybe he can apply a stain on a small patch of the floor, let us look, and re-sand if we don’t like it. is 1,200 sq ft ..high ceiling & beautiful light… Afraid to ask …do we need to re-sand): & wipe the excess stain as we apply ?? It’s hard to tell from just a picture on the internet but I think Rubio Monocoat Monsoon Grey Pre-Color Easy + Black could be heading in the right direction. What type of topcoat am I looking for (shoes off, no pet, no kids household) I read your blog but didn’t see anything about avoiding the white line syndrome. Your blog has been very helpful! We are having our red oak floors done Monday and I am torn between the two stains. Aug 30, 2013 - Check out Stylish Floors N Mores custom flooring work and give us a call for a free estimate at 631-642-0906 We don’t go out of our way to advertise it because we love refinishing hardwood floors more, but at least once a month we’ll do the full package and install, sand and then refinish a hardwood floor for a client :). It is highly helpful for me. Can you please advice me. I like matte would you recommend that again or would I be better with a different finish? Have an older 1924 home with lots of stained trim and cabinets..darker color..likely mahagony or dark walnut…likely, not cherry, since not as reddish tint. I went to see a neighbor’s floor that our current contractor recently finished. Oak is a very popular wood for cabinets because of its durability and versatility. We took on a 94lb Akita who has made some scratches so we need to sand it down. After researching I think it may be called “bleed back”. which color stain of the two is most likely the color(Milwauee), and do I use varnish or poly on top of it for protection? Duraseal is a good brand we can recommend though. Thx! Then he put 2 more coats and it’s dark now. Really helped me understand staining a little more! If you are happy with them then that’s all that matters :). 7. Ebony. We want to go with a medium brown-yet-warm stain. The floors are currently stained with a neutral color which has turned to a yellowish color. I can’t recall what percentage of each to use in the mixture or whether it was dark walnut or just walnut. Thanks! Could you tell me the wood type and stain color in the photo with the fireplace? I applied 3 coats of waterborne polyurethane. I am refinishing my floors next week. As far as color, it’s very tough for us to make a call without seeing your place in person and knowing what your “style” is. Hi, I am refinishing my staircase which is red oak and want a warm brown color. Have you seen Bona Graphite? If Jacobean and Medium Brown are to dark why don’t you try blending them with Natural to lighten them up but still keep the tones you want. You could try Jacobean. Or, should we go ahead and make plugs and proceed accordingly? If not you may have to get a custom blend mixed. I can tell you really love what you do. Any suggestions on how to avoid the dreaded “white line syndrome”? I wanted a dark brown – we did a mixture of Provential and dark walnut. Many people think ‘staining’ means applying the top coats of oil or polyurethane. Thank you so much! Thanks for your question. Hi Tadas; Does Bona Provincial have a orange / red undertone? What was the process you used? Aged Bronze Hand-Rubbed Stain. We’re working with DuraSeal and expect to coat with oil based polyurethane. Personally I like a floor be a bit darker for a “modern” look than natural, but I understand where you’re coming from with your dog (although you can get extremely durable finishes nowadays). is one more red or yellow than the other? But if you’d like to change the color of your hardwood floors and have a surface finish applied, then they will need to be stained or have a pre-treatment done to them. If I get up the nerve to go darker, is there a stain that blends well with light and medium oak as well as cherry? It means a lot to us floor guys :). The issue will be with the fir and cypress, the oak takes a stain well but the other two are more challenging to get even coverage. For your dark expresso color try mixing Ebony with Jacobean or Dark Walnut like you said. As far as brand of stain, we use a few different ones depending on what look we are trying to achieve. You could get some paint in the same wood/stain colors – and an artist if you aren’t artistic – and paint out the light lines to blend them in with the surrounding dark areas. I guess it depends on your taste and furnishings. Hope that helps. I’m thinking of refinishing my 32 year old oak floors (kitchen, great room-open floor plan). I hope this new guy can get you sorted out Brian. These extreme colors tend to go out of style quickly though, the two colors above won’t. I’m not totally convinced I made the right decision since I did like the ligher color better, but I still believe this one looks good. Ask your local wood floor refinishing professional for their recommendations on what will work best for your floors under local conditions, they’ll be happy to help lead you in the right direction I’m sure. Much better to practice on test pieces first. If you want to go with a hardwax oil, then you have the option to use a stain under the oil (for OSMO Polyx-Oil and Pallmann Magic Oil), or go with a pre-tinted colored finish. What do you think? Hopefully this time you will get them the perfect color :). Always make sure you do a sample piece/section first though as you have found out. he will seal the floors this thursday…..would really appreciate any advice. Glad to be of help. Thanks. This post is sponsored by Minwax. Any suggestion on the stain color for the floors? I have white cabinetry (BM white dove) cabinets and trim throughout the house with an espresso island and butler pantry. Even with one coat of stain and two coats of poly? I’ll answer anyways :). I hope you can get it sorted. I’ve really enjoyed reading your articles here. As you can see providing samples is a very important step in choosing a stain color, otherwise you find yourself where you are right now. It’s a pretty typical colonial, in the woods with stone walls and white picket fence outside. Can you please help? And will I get any red tones which I dont want. For a timeless color I would suggest Antique Brown or Spice Brown. Chestnut would definitely stay within the realms of the safe colors as your furniture has the redish hues. Thanks so much and hope you are doing well! Sorry for the delay in replying… it’s been a very busy week here. Duraseal has a huge color selection with 37 beautiful color choices currently offered. If you are lucky enough to have an exotic, rare or special wood floor such as mahogany, cherry, rosewood, walnut, aged pine and even maple then we strongly recommend they don’t be stained. Way too much red tone for me. Great post. As far as the door I would stain or paint it a different color. I prefer to not have to paint or stain them. Happy to be of assistance Lawrence. But the main issue I am having, and maybe it isn’t even a issue…..is the doors and trim. Your white furniture will definitely stand out. Ready to love your flooring and home for life? I would like to add we had them stained in a dark walnut and Jacobean mix which was ashy and to dark. He says that doing a second coat of any stain won’t darken the appearance. – it looks terrible! On top of that there are many colored products that can be used from hardwax oil companies like Rubio Monocoat, Pallmann and Loba. Chestnut. That’s why you should never choose colors from a photo :). I would call another professional to come around to have a look and give you a second opinion, it can’t hurt. I … In the third image/chart there is a color called Monsoon Grey that has some cool looking variations of the color. The third floor photo in the post (the one with the fireplace) is a red oak floor and you can still see the natural color variation with the wood there. First things first, since the whole house was antique white, trim and walls, I decided I wanted to paint the dining room in addition to painting the living room because I wanted to get a little more contrast so the trim would pop more…. The basic answer is it depends on the finish system you use. The photo below shows the huge difference applying a stain can make…. I am debating whether to go with Jacobean, English Chestnut, or Dark Walnut. The color I chose from the samples on my floor is Medium Brown. If you find out what was causing it please come back and let us know. Since the contractor was not happy with the sanding job, we had the floor resanded and are starting over. They said that’s the darkest they could go is there anyway you could tell me how to get them as dark as your pic and what product to have them use? Unfortunately that’s not how matching wood colors works. Jacobean sounds perfect for what you want :). Just looking for tips on how we can maybe fix this:), White lines can be caused by a couple of things. What stain would you suggest for us if we would like something just a shade darker and warmer than the current state, and absent from red/orange tones? HELP! Thanks for any advice. It’s 50% Minwax Sedonna red mixed with 50% English Chestnut penetrating stain. What kind of wood. Was thinking of going with 3 parts early american and 1 part english chestnut for a richer tone and depth. This step is done in-between them being sanded and the clear coats of finish being applied. I know from experience now how much the wood changes- I am afraid of it progressing to a purple or burgundy if I try a walnut or a Jacobean. The flooring guy stained the floor with Durseal Gunstock and the floor looked orange.Yuck! I went to see a neighbor’s floor that our current contractor recently finished. At least test it out on a small area to see if you like it. I won’t be starting for a little while unfortunately. AND, they can be mixed and/or layered for pretty much unlimited color choice. Those floors from the 1950’s and up to the 2000’s turned that way because oil-based polyurethane was used. thank you Colleen. We have been looking for a Minwax stain for a while now. The espresso stain is an elegant, sophisticated look. The result is a warm brownish-red that is perfect for our house. Downstairs, we’re thinking of putting a light color, and a Red Chestnut single border around the living/family room which would tie in the color on the stairs. If you use the same brand of stain then yes, you can mix colors together to get the look you want. I recently got my wood floors refinished. –Frank. There is another possible option that is a bit out there but could work if done well. If it was a recoat it sounds like you have a contamination issue. Largely, on your very positive response I’ve decided to go for it. Came across your blog! Any help is much appreciated. It might be best to re-sand the entire floor – old and new – to make it the same color and sheen. I am one of those people who only want to do that if I can make a super product. Start with all of basics like royal mahogany, ebony, walnut and chestnut and go from there adding more or less and then different colors as you go. Dark Walnut. The last house had #1 red oak and we stained in with Jacobean and loved the color. If your floor guy was great and you’re happy with his work do him a huge favour and write a nice review on Google for him. Also make sure you really buff off all the excess oil otherwise it will look like it was painted. Try and wipe off as much as you can, leave it to dry out for a few days and then test a spot of the floor to see what happens. I read somewhere (can’t find it now) that you can mix walnut (or dark walnut…I can’t remember which) with english chestnut for a really nice look. Just a thought but worth considering along with the other options. It would be best to get a couple of sample tins of both color stains and see if you can match it. Hope you can find a shade you like. Minwax Color Guide. At this very moment we’re salvaging a floor that a “professional” company messed up big time. Like you, I had also tried the regular Minwax stains (Dark Walnut, Jacobean, and mixed with Ebony) but they just fell short of what I was looking for; a dark, rich warm tone that is more dark brown than red or black. Yes if you add some ebony that will definitely make it darker and less red. Websites like Houzz are great for looking at photos too. What color should i stain my floors? You can read about that process here: https://napervillehardwood.com/blog/what-is-water-popping/ Apply stain one line at the time and start wiping after 5-7 minutes if using quick dry stain and 10-12 min if using regular dry stain. Hi Tadas, I own a sawmill, dry kiln, planer, etc.. 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