I think I was in middle school or something, but it was life-changing for me. It’s hard to know exactly what any of those will look like on 540 square feet of flooring as opposed to these small samples, so I think I’ll just have to take it one step at a time. This flooring is known for its very warm tones that can look reddish or yellowish, and going neutral with your color scheme is the key to offsetting that. Anyway, I did three test patches last night before I went to bed. Go see an actual floor that you want to have. I thought dark floors would look great in your studio space- they would create a nice ground to all the lightness and brightness. Now, staining red oak white is on another level of difficulty. Having the blue walls and ceiling complete may also change the color of the floors, giving them more of a blue-green tint. The natural sunlight made it look not quite so white and bright. Yes, I’d like to hear too if the bleaching Kristi did on the counters is something that could be done on floors before whitewashing. We let this stain sit over night on the floor. I’m excited to get the floors sanded and get on with the staining! We recommend using a 120 grit for the final buff before staining. Duraseal Silvered Gray Stain On Red Oak Floors - Pinteresting Plans I was thinking the same thing!!! Choose the color of your fine Amish Oak furniture from our selection of premium, hand-rubbed stains. Choosing a flooring color like this is just about as effective as choosing a wall color from a tiny swatch. If you could seal them and have them still look like they look now I think that would be awesome. Alisha Kelly 4 years ago Please provide information on products use to achieve this color and finish. That allows the stain to fully dry. We own a hardwood refinishing company, and we would always recommend white oak for a white washed floor. Dura Seal Quick Coat Stains are a premium quality penetrating finish that can be topcoated in 2 to 4 hours. DuraSeal ® Quick Coat Penetrating Finish is a semi-transparent stain formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood and masonry surfaces. So I decided to try a second coat on that last sample. I assumed, since you’re wood-filling it, that you were planning to bleach it first like you did with the pantry countertop. Then apply the first layer of stain. (Hint: Red) To give each wood the best chance at sporting stain, we started our study with Minwax’s Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner. Its unique formulation provides a surface that can be topcoated in two hours. I was thinking the same thing. It is DEFINITELY on the right track and will look lovely when done, it just doesn’t look exactly white-washed now…. Feb 21, 2019 - Explore Beverly's board "Red Oak - Duraseal" on Pinterest. Black never worked!! The grey combats the yellow tannin pull from white oak. Testing Whitewash Finishes On Red Oak Hardwood Flooring - … See the stain samples on the floor before selecting a color. Use 1/2 Country white, 1/4 classic grey, 1/4 weathered oak. White Oak has the most neutral undertones. North to Edgerton MO, East to Higginsville MO, South to Louisburg KS, & West to Lawrence KS. The third sample (on the bottom in the above picture) is definitely more to my liking. SO PRETTY!!! Description. It may change how much green you want to put into white stain. @ Chapel Hill, North Carolina And the next steps are the most important! Here are links to the stain, sealer, and finish used on this project. We sealed this floor with Bona NordicSeal. Red Oak – Country White Stain – Arvada, CO. Wood Species: Red Oak. But I still wanted to see what it looked like just to have a baseline from which to make some changes by tweaking the color. Due to variations in screens and lighting, we do not require you to make a final stain selection when you order. If I had to guesstimate, I’d say that I used about a tablespoon of green acrylic paint in the quart of stain for it to have the desired effect on my floor. They were beautiful. For finishing sanding, depending on the color, 150 – 180 grit is all you need. So, you trying to stain your red oak floors white? Thanks for sharing! the single coat with green looks smoother and more finished even without sanding. We always use Dura-Seal stain for floors and its comes in Country White which is what we use. I would want the floor to show the grain. Thoughts? At least I do know for sure that adding green tint will cut the pink undertones. My white oak floors are turning out lovely-perfect light greige color. Red Oak is a very opened grain wood, so if you put a color on it, the grain darkens while the "new wood" takes the intended color. The old-school way to whitewash wood was to use bleach. That was my main concern. The room was 11 x 26. You may pick four colors at checkout and we will send you actual wood samples to view in your home free of charge. Description from Chicago Hardwood Flooring Specialties. Formulated to … And I’m very relieved that I won’t have to live with pink floors. You can see Bona Stain Chart here. Staining Red Oak Floors White – Kansas City, Spot Treating Pet Stains on Hardwood Floors, Staining Maple Hardwood Floors – Oil vs Water-Based Polyurethane, Pre-Finished Hardwood Cost vs Site-Finished Hardwood Cost. I love mine; it has a matte finish. Natural wood tones vary, so expect your final stain color to vary slightly from board to board. Thank you for sharing enough details for us to try to replicate your results. Do not use oil-based sealers and finishes! Have you looked at Rubio monocoat for a floor finish. 😀 I’m using water-based stain, so it can be tinted with acrylic paint, and I just happened to have this on hand. Color: Country White. Those countertops came out so very beautiful -why not go with that I’d say. It’s light but not white (too much white for my taste). You are on the right track! DIY Whitewashed Red Oak Studio Floor - Part 1 - Addicted 2 … I can still remember the first time I learned that adding a touch of the complementary color mutes the shade. They are too transparent. This project was existing red oak flooring. As an artist that spills all over the place I would feel inhibited with white floors. Are you doing a top coat of some Kind? Use our stain color guide to pick the right stain color for your wood projects. When you add a brown stain to oak floors, you intensify and truly bring out the beauty of the wood….the white, just covers it up. All Rights Reserved. White oak (left), red oak (right) Look closely at the picture above, (click on it to enlarge it if you have to), and note the length of the rays in both types of wood. Sanded and high gloss clear varnish. They have ambering agent in them all! I love the studio more every time of see it! I learn so much and you give me confidence!!!! Most flooring companies will only stain a floor once. I’m so happy that you are going to make a decision after one coat… as I’m concerned that a second coat might eliminate the lovely grain that seems to show so beautifully in the one coat sample. Can you refurbish pre-finished hardwood flooring? Keep in mind that these tests are done on wood that hasn’t been sanded yet, so it’s pretty rough and soaks up the stain differently than sanded wood will. Always replace damaged boards before staining a floor white. It’s a Danish oil product for hardwoods and comes in several colorways with a bleaching (lye) kit for oak. In the past, when you allowed us to change your mind, you were never happy with it and ended up redoing it! so glad you decided to go with the white, for projects in a work shop it isn’t part of your house and should be as durable as possible. Natural Peach. Addicted 2 Decorating is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. I love to build and do maintenance, but I have to tell you…….I want to be just like you when I grow up!!!! And adding craft paint to customize the color? Bona makes a sealer and finish that have white dye in them and don’t have ambering agent in the ingredients. Try using the double stained technique and these special sealers and finishes. So I vote #1. :)) I also love the idea of one type of flooring throughout, but ultimately I think you made the best decision. The prettiest oak floors I ever saw were in my Mom’s house. This makes a light floor. Is the whole room painted yet? However, this may be the case for white oak floors. My ex was a hardwood floorman (and probably one of the best at stain mixing/matching). DURA SEAL Quick Coat Penetrating Finish Country White 101 DURA SEAL Penetrating Finish is a semi-transparent stain formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood and masonry surfaces. It took 3 of us pounding the nailer to lay it. I love your posts. Love the red oak, so I know I’m just a little prejudiced, but wouldn’t the first one[1 coat] go with your wall paper better. This will make the grain more pronounced and you still have the color on floor. Could it change the finished product? Let’s hope that I have some real progress to show come Monday! Stain Gallery. First, we replaced over 100 boards. Here are the samples…. Copyright 2007-2019 - Kristi Linauer, LLC. I suppose you could use a drop cloth but that might slow down the urge to get started. Any cities outside of our service area may incur a $50 bid charge. DuraSeal Penetrating Finish 201 Country White Hardwood Floor Stain is a semi-transparent stain formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood and masonry surfaces. Country white/red oak select/satin bona mega one. Nicely done! Can’t wait until Monday or Tuesday to see your progress!! But things like that generally don’t stop me from trying. I know it’s already been decided against…..but I really think those woods floors should be stained like the rest of your house. Red oak has a pinkish tint to it, which makes for complications when a client wants a lighter color. Sadly that house was torn down last year so all I have is the memories. They were mixed red and white and no board longer than 2 ft since they were inexpensive bundles called shorts. For some reason, I expected it to be a closer race between the two options, but whitewash ran away with the vote. I did almost the same route with mine old red oak floors and it looks so natural. Treating raw wood with conditioner helps prevent streaks and blotches by evening out the absorption of oil-based stains. Same deal, let that dry for 24 hours and apply the final coat with the exact same product. Yay! If it weren’t for the pink undertone, I’d say version #1 is the obvious choice (no splotches and the wood itself looks like it is lightened rather than a color just sitting on top of the surface). (What is difference in White Wash and Lime Wax? X-D. So I added a bit more green and tried again. Me too! This rich blend of oil and resin gives hardwood floors a soft, satiny sheen. Totally with you – I like the more green tinted version of your stain which effectively kills the pink, and yeah, do one coat and see how it feels before deciding on a second layer or not. There’s more to it. © 2021 RippnFinish LLC. From contributor D: I have heard that red oak is difficult to machine, but as far as staining and finishing, it is very easy. Love that natural floor! Kristi, have you heard of Woca Oil? Would that keep the floors from looking pink and eliminate the need to add green? It is a bit more work but at the end it does not look like just a paint on the wood floor. Holy pink undertones, Batman! I think the versions with paint added will end up looking very splotchy … excess paint will unavoidably pile up where your brushstroke ends, and there will be lots of brush strokes. So I decided to try out some good ole Varathane water-based white stain, right off the shelf of Home Depot. If you want to temper the red tones… try off-white or light grey colors. Great idea! I'm a DIY fanatic remodeling my way through our 1948 fixer upper.More About Kristi. Now that you've learned about what makes us different, give us the opportunity to earn your business. Love the green paint addition to cut the reds – looks great! There’s a lot of great information in it! We had white stained floors in our bedroom but the floors were white oak. It did tame some of the red, but not quite enough for me. Some people swear by Bona products, like their white stain, or their NordicSeal. Others say don’t EVER use paint. I ALSO thought you would be doing the bleaching thing. I’m 66 years old and do many of the things you do. Click here to cancel reply. Looking forward to seeing the results! I like the middle one it is just enough without looking too white like the side of a house!! To be clear, I knew from the start that that option was NOT going to work. Comments. It also looked like the actual stain in the can had just a tiny bit of a red undertone to it, so red undertone stain on top of red oak isn’t really a good combo. But after reading reviews and seeing pictures, I wasn’t convinced that it was the answer. Staining Red Oak Floors White – Kansas City   >, Spot Treating Pet Stains on Hardwood Floors   >, Staining Maple Hardwood Floors – Oil vs Water-Based Polyurethane   >, Pre-Finished Hardwood Cost vs Site-Finished Hardwood Cost   >. Option 1, yes is pink in a bad way. Staining Red Oak Floors White - Kansas City - Hardwood Floor … (After a lot of turmoil in your heart)! Some people say just used watered down paint. And you know what to expect….no 540sf surprise! Yes, that’s craft paint. good luck!! Front Porch & Exterior Makeover (In Progress), Planning The Most Important Thing In My Studio, New Entry Light Fixture, Flooring Option, and Half Bathroom Wall Inspiration, So, I Had A Crappy Weekend (In The Most Literal Sense), https://theflooringgirl.com/hardwood-flooring/whitewash-hardwood-floors-right-way/. Bleached oak and blond oak are prettier and don’t obscure the natural beauty of the grain. I’d not considered that – presumed you might bleach – see others thought the same. Put down beautiful wood just to paint over it? Dark floors do tend to show a lot more than light, and your colors in the entrance and bathroom would probably not look great with the dark stain. Thanks for your blog. 🙂 I figure that the topcoat will be the most important part of this equation anyway, so as long as I get that right, the “not-intended-for-floors” stain will be just fine. I didn’t weigh in yesterday, but I think you made some really good arguments for white washed floors which probably influenced people! You may pick four colors at checkout and we will send you actual wood samples to view in your home free of charge. It works! All Rights Reserved. Choose the color of your fine Amish Quartersawn White Oak furniture from our selection of premium, hand-rubbed stains. The color it will be would go great with your beautiful wall paper, IMHO. What if you sanded the floors, then sealed them, and then white washed them, and then do a final topcoat of sealer? Personally, when it comes to a white glaze, I wouldn’t go there. It stains well with wipe stain. What about using the same bleaching technique you used on you Pantry countertops? It’s best to hire an expert and ask them if they work with the products mentioned above. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Colors are shown on White Oak. Otherwise those boards will most definitely appear in the final product. Green and white anyone ? hmmmm I have a new house with hickory cabinets…would this work? This sealer has white dye in it and provides a whitewashed look to any floor. Option 3 and one coat, to see if it works seems best. Staining this floor twice actually helps cancel out the pinkish tones. You go girl 😋, I’m sure you’ve probably already seen this article, but I thought I’d link it in case anyone else wants to see it. It will ruin your whitewashed effect. But since you already have the red oak, it was a good idea to tone down the pink with green. I stay away from commercial oil stains because they tend to look clouded and muddy,and usually mix my own using Artist Oil colors, Mineral Spirits, and Japan Dryer. Dura Seal Quick Coat Penetrating Finish 101 Country White Hardwood Flooring Stain. This rich blend of oil and resin gives hardwood floors a soft, satiny sheen. I just have the grain stained in more gray color. So for the second sample, I added just a bit of green tint to the stain to try to cut the red undertones of both the stain and the floor. Or should I do the lime wax? Effects of Different Stains on Red Oak Wood: 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. To be clear, the can says it’s not recommended for floors. 10 Awesome Hardwood Floor Stain Colors for White Oak | Unique … Also, in my opinion, the two versions with added paint make the wood look like the color is sitting on top of the wood rather than *being* the wood. Trust us, these products are perfect for cancelling out the red/pink tones that are naturally in the red oak. It takes out the red undertones but allows the wood to show better since red oak is a beautiful wood to start with. Well, y’all have spoken, and the overwhelming majority of you believe that I should whitewash my red oak hardwood flooring in the studio and adjoining areas (half bath, back entry and storage closet). Minwax has the perfect wood stain color for every project. But I don’t think they would look good with the emerald or the warm bathroom colors (although, the two colors look pretty on your bathroom vanity in the hallway, so maybe not! Learn how your comment data is processed. This rich blend of oil and resin gives hardwood floors a soft, satiny sheen. DuraSeal Quick Coat Penetrating Finish 101 Country White Hardwood Flooring Stain 1 qt Stains DuraSeal Quick Coat Penetrating Finish (101 country white sheen) is a semi-transparent stain formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood and masonry surfaces. Hello! That might help a lot, even though it’s a pretty big extra step. Red Oak 215. Easier to control the color that way, especially since the top coat is clear. I can tell opition 2 has green in it, and it looks off slightly. Much more that would have to be explained in person. I’ve been researching how to whitewash hardwood floors for a few weeks now, and let me tell you, the info you find online is all over the place. I think the one coat with green tint allows the grain of the wood to come through, so I look forward to seeing the ‘bigger picture’ on Monday. The next day we applied the second layer of stain. I have also uploaded the video from my Youtube channel.I hope this he… Frankly, I wouldn’t mind seeing some random greener streaks added in the flooring mix… Optimistic about the end result – and looking forward to seeing your weekend progress. We used Bona Mega Clear HD. Can’t wait to see the finished floor!!! White or grey cabinets are a good way to balance the red tones in Red Oak hardwood. It holds up much better than Varethane ( we used that to stain my staircase, painter did it) and it not durable at all. I agree with you. I’m just happy that you’re going with what YOU wanted, and not let anyone persuade you to go with something you’re not really wanting! So hooray Kristi! We used a t-bar to apply the sealer. Sample looks more painted rather than white washed (at the moment). A studio is usually grunge. Anyway, I’m planning for a very productive weekend! This rich blend of oil and resin gives hardwood floors a soft, satiny sheen. That was a little shocking to me, because that sample on the right looked SO much whiter at night. You don’t have to use bleach nowadays. It’s important to replace any discolored boards from pet stains or water damage. And it will help to get rid of brush interlaps. Go get ’em, Tiger! But I was looking at it under bright white LED lights at night, so I wanted to wait and see what it looked like this morning in the light. The best white stain we’ve found is Bona White.. I really like how light and bright it is. Maybe the glaze would look better in actuality than the picture. Right now, I am really liking the two coats on the sample, though. Putting white stain over red oak will just turn my floors pink, and not in a good way. To get the pinkish tint out of red oak – use double staining techniques and special sealers and finishes. To reply to the above lady, the floors would look pinkish unless the sealer was colored somehow. GREAT choice in choosing white! 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