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.
Ebony stain on red oak floor.
Red oak vs white oak which is darker vs pine vs maple you get the idea as well as the grade of wood.
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As you can see in the first picture they re currently very light in color i want to have them stained to a dark ebony.
I m in the process of renovating my 1931 tudor revival i recently purchased.
That floor you asked about is my living room floor it s 25 ebony 75 natural on water popped red oak with an oil based polyurethane applied.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
I wasn t sure how this custom stain would look over the dark inlays we have in parts of our first floor so i had them sample duraseal silvered gray on the red oak floors next to the stain mix i d used upstairs.
You can remove black water stains out of oak or even dark urine stains from hardwood floors and restore wood look completely.
Use our stain color guide to pick the right stain color for your wood projects.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
But one that i have used a few times in different style homes and properties is staining floors jacobean ebony mix and it always turns out great.
Hope you end up with a color you love.
Remember you are always going to see red in stain unless it is black.
And if your old floor and new floor don t match 100 do not sweat it.
Select the products carefully and follow the following procedure to remove stains on your wood floor.
I suggest testing it on the old floor since it will take differently and do the prep work on the wood there will be a difference.
Many people always ask me what are my favorite floor stains and i wrote about my top 3 favorite dark floor stains here.
They were similar but i still liked the custom fruitwood country white stain mix better.
Sometimes mixing stain colors can help but i don t know what the right formula would be off the top of my head.
Black hardwood flooring stains and how to refinish floors to make them as black as possible.
Even though ebony comes out darker on oak remember each species absorbs the stain differently.
With stain more layers likely wouldn t help because the wood is still supposed to come through.
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I have a question about the red oak floors.
You need not seek the services of a professional woodworker with the right recommended tools.
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Last spring we began the updating process of a clients new home and the floors were the first thing that got updated.