Chestnut Stained Oak Floors

I just had my red white oak hardwood floors stained with 2 coats of ebony dark walnut.

Chestnut stained oak floors.

Minwax design series washes wood effects and waxes offer new options for bare wood and wood that s already stained. This bathroom with weathered oak floors with dark and light variations was even more confirmation that i was leaning towards the lighter stain choices especially for coastal home decor. We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains. I need some handholding i just selected english chestnut stain for my living room dining room floors.

On that note red brown shaded stains like walnut and chestnut have a very warming homey effect in a home and are a very safe bet. I disliked the orangy yellow look and i want to go darker but not too dark. The only way to know for sure was to try an assortment of stains on the white oak hardwood floors. Those plain sawn red oak floors were stained with 50 rosewood natural and then finished with 3 coats of oil based finish to give it a nice deep rich look.

This white oak floor has been stained in a custom mix of gray ceruse. I like the look of whitewash as it keeps lower level so bright. This was the old type of finish before the new voc laws. Please note you really do need an.

They are a really nice dark rich color. My dilemma is what stain to go with. The refinishing guys put down samples of 4 stains on the floor and i selected the. Amazing patterns can be created on hardwood floors when you combine expert stenciling skills and in depth knowledge of stain applications.

Patterns using wood floor stain colors. The 1st floor oak flooring has english chestnut stain throughout kitchen living room dining room and smaller bed room. See more ideas about staining wood floor stain floor colors. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark.

My floor guy uses masterline oil based poly in a satin finish but i can t find much information on this product. This post is sponsored by minwax. Jul 14 2016 explore geoff s board wood floor english chestnut on pinterest. The result is cool controlled modern and rather chic.

They are 100 year old white oak and had previously been finished with no stain.