Not sure how to share photos on here. We don't want to have to paint all our trim with are oak and we have linen color cabinets. My husband and I are partial to a matte floor – I don’t really want any gloss or shine at all. I'm leaning toward Bona NaturalSeal w/ Bona Traffic HD or Bona Mega One. I tested with Nordicseal, and other white/ pickle/ whitewash stains and they definitely made them look pink. As Julie has mentioned it changes throughout the day. First of all, there are so many stain choices. 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. Bona DriFast® Stain Sedona Red Bona DriFast ... Puritan Pine Bona DriFast® Stain Golden Oak Bona Craft Oil ... With a full range of colors, textures and sheens, the Bona system of products work in tandem to create perfect floors every time. The darker patches, inconsistent color boards, and knots are called "character markings" in the industry. The redness has toned down a lot, actually. The two floor companies we got quotes from use this brand. @dominy your floors look beautiful. I’m having him double bleach to remove the red as much as possible. Yes, we just finished an entire first floor refinish of red oak with the Bona product. We have red oak floors in the new house and the color and finish yours turned out to be are my goals. My understanding, this recipe should also eliminate/ minimize any yellowing down the road. Is this a question? Watch it on YouTube. Can you please share pics of white oak stained with classic colors of Bona stain. So – my ultimate advice to you is to try as many stains on a fake floor as possible and sleep on your decisions!! For reference here are bona Nordic (top left), classic (top right), intense (bottom left) and natural (bottom right) on red oak with matte (left) and satin (right) finishes. Choosing a stain color for our red oak hardwood floors was MUCH harder and more stressful than anything, in my opinion. thank you!! Find just the right shade or custom mix to provide a unique offering to your customers. For a superior wood floor stain, use Bona DriFast Stains. Natural, special walnut, white, driftwood, grey, graphite a mixture of 50%white + 50% grey and Nordic seal (which gave the red oak a pink hue). Bona Finishing System 4" Rift and quarter white oak flooring Bona Drifast stain - Medium Brown Bona Intense Seal Bona Traffic HD - Satin Bona Certified Craftsman Professional Flooring Oak Floor Stains Wood Red Oak Floors Floor Decor House Painting Red Oak Golden Oak Floors Floor Stain Colors You said above that you used Bona NaturalSeal and 1 coat of traffic. We are having ours done right now and think they look too light with just the natural seal. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Now not sure what to do, We recently refinished our red oak floors to natural (no stain). Re-use is not permitted without explicit written permission. Bona's new DriFast Stain Collections offer the latest choices for hardwood floor inspiration in your home. How do you like them? Wood Species: Red Oak. We are choosing a finish for our red oak floors. Beautiful. Watch out though, because Red Oak absorbs fluid more than White Oak. Did you mix with anything else? they look amazing!!! The stain can react differently to different boards – that makes a huge difference in the end so make sure your samples cover a big space. We always use a stain, whether it be natural or a color on all our cabinets, furniture, or floors. Anyone used bona nordicseal on red oak? Four beautiful collections with 26 colors capture the invigorating spirit of great design. Finish: Waterborne Polyurethane Light golden colors for the freshest of floors. You seem to know a lot about this/or have used it yourself. Super fast dry time plus, it doesn't have the same odor issues as the oil base. I’m thinking the only solution is to refinish . Golden Oak; Provincial; Red Oak (the stain color, not species) Puritan Pine; Ipswich Pine; Colonial Maple; Special Walnut; Red Mahogany; Early American; Gunstock; Red Chestnut; English Chestnut; Cherry; Fruitwood; Golden Pecan; Pickled Oak; Weathered Oak; Classic Grey; Driftwood; Ebony; Jacobean; Duraseal Stain colors. Find just the right shade or custom mix to provide a unique offering to your customers. The faux floor was awesome because we could move it around against different walls and see how the colors changed under different light circumstances. This thread provided a lot of great information so I wanted to share my findings with others. We used a matte topcoat and I’m wondering if that had anything to do with it. I was ALL ABOUT Special Walnut by Minwax (very top stain in the picture above). In-person, special walnut ended up being too cold and dark. Thank you. And don’t get me wrong – we do like the floors. Likewise- your home is beautiful. I don’t want pink! My before flooring looks very similar to yours and I’m in the process of choosing stains. The naturalseal locks in the freshly sanded look/ color - eg not 'wet'. Red Oak Stain Red Oak Floors Gray Stain Wood Stain Minwax Stain Colors White Stain Refinishing Hardwood Floors Oak Hardwood Flooring Floor Refinishing Pickling Oak, Learn how to Pickle Oak — Pickling is a term given to staining oak in a pastel color – most often pickling is done in … Apr 21, 2020 - Explore Janet Barnes's board "Red oak stain" on Pinterest. Her projects can be seen in Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, Pioneer Woman, Shutterfly, Hunker, Hometalk, Craftgawker, Redfin, and more. You can read above that some feel it’s too pink. We've had a Houzzer successfully stain two woods (hers was worse...it had laced in red/white oak sitting together...not good) to a near perfect match. Our floor refinisher leans toward the natural in a satin finish. Red Oak Stain Colors. My experience was the same as Ryan. Red Oak has a natural pink undertone to it. The gray is cold and dead looking IMO. But it does have good reviews via Amazon. We have red oak so I’m going back and forth on what to do! We have red oak and I was planning on using bona in them to lighten them but I don’t want pink floors! I would have to agree fully with your brother... trends come and trends go. It has slightly more contrast when done but it's the closest you'll get it seems. I decided to embrace rather than fight the natural redness...and there *will* be some redness. The pics above are newer and I tried to find ones that show the floors in various lighting. See more ideas about Hardwood floor colors, Floor colors, Wood floor colors. I hope this helped give you some insight into picking red oak hardwood floor stains. That is — before I actually saw the stains on the floor. Now that the old finish is stripped on the original flooring the wood seems lighter than the newer installed red oak where they meet. @pcfl1 would love to see photos of how your Bona NaturalSeal and traffic HD matte floors turned out. They are a tad pink (it is red oak) but we love it. Next decision is weathered oak stain cut by 50%, to keep it a light stain, or the natural finish? Any thoughts on which direction I should go in. our floor saga continues and funny enough is supposed to be resolved this week. To hide the orange tones in the red oak (the rest of the house) you will have to go to a midtone brown that has some hints of green/gray in it. They don’t look as red to us anymore. your floors turned out beautifully, dominy! I would have felt yucky tearing out a full house of wood. I thought choosing an exterior paint color was hard. I was worried initially, but rather than detract, I think they help give the floors dimension and "character". Minwax is the stain choice that most DIY bloggers use. @pcfl1 How many coats of Bona NaturalSeal and how many coats of traffic HD matte did you do ? I used Special Walnut on old red oak and here's what it looks like: It will look much better than the pink wood floors you have now. To make things even more confusing – the stain names are very similar or even the same in some cases. He recommended satin layer, then matte. Hope so! @Ryan Alex Gorgeous ! I tested out four different Minwax stain colors on some leftover red oak floorboards that I had on hand.. The difference here is so slight. Stains. Thank you. Thank you! We have red oak floors that basically make everything look a little more red. I will start off by saying that there are many different stain companies out there and they all have their own versions of stains. Duraseal and Minwax are owned by the same company – Minwax. have red oak floors (old and new) and walnut cabinetry coming. I found it a challenge to get the contractor not to cheat in the process to save time. your own Pins on Pinterest Any pics? Thank you! We are happy. So we really focused on a color in between rosewood and rosewood mixed with neutral. That next morning when we walked into our kitchen after the floors were completed – we panicked. If you want an amber tone, try a nautral stain or find a very light stain before you topcoat. Check out some of the benefits the Bona Drifast Stain Collection: 2-hour dry time for most colors; Penetrates, stains … Decor Hint is reader-supported. Can you show me some pics? My contractor was familiar with these products and uses Traffic HD almost exclusively. To see the difference, take a plain piece of red oak, sand it - thats the look of naturalseal, then put a little water on it and that is the look of a polyurethane finish without a sealer. 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. Mar 18, 2018 - Bona stains on red oak, top to bottom: Driftwood Jacobean Early American Antique Brown Chosen: Medium Brown it looks like you and another person both used Naturelle and had different outcomes (her's was quite pink - pretty, but pinker which probably won't jive with walnut's browns). My contractor did not and there are a couple white chunks. As you can see, I did not listen too well and blended a few colors. as for the stain colors, here are the Bona This is White Oak, so it will look slightly diff on red oak. Make sure they use the amount per square foot that the bottle says with the number of coats that the bottle says. It was hard to capture through an iPhone photo. Or it could be that my house is old, has floor to ceiling windows, and the floors have just bleached out over time. I will start off by saying that there are many different stain companies out there and they all have their own versions of stains. I added the oak stain names for your reference. I hate those bare feet marks! I think it was a boat building or something. If you like a stain but something still feels off, you can mix it with other stains to get the right look. Having a hard time deciding! Here it is up against the other stains on our floor (rosewood and rosewood/neutral are the two stains bottom right). Nov 21, 2018 - This Pin was discovered by Michelle Jennings Hoffenberg. It also showed those beautiful grains in the wood. Any suggestions? you'll need an ashy brown to cancel any of the red. Your kitchen is lovely!!! If you don't mind the pinkish tone, do this: to downplay the red tone, pick a neutral or ash based color, nothing with red in it. Two questions I do have is how long should the contractors wait after applying the coat of seal and the traffic HD matte and how long between coats of the traffic HD matte? When you mix rosewood with neutral – it lightens it. Our stains outperform the competition and are the perfect choice to give your floors a look you’ll love! Msmcnulty And I love that you went with your own vision rather than someone else’s... it is beautiful! We set on Minwax Special Walnut and Weathered Oak to give us the look we wanted but that did not work at all! Big rich o is a media, image server. NaturalSeal seems best way to maintain that beautiful freshly sanded look, but the color will deepen slightly and the contrast increases after the NaturalSeal is added. Is it only one coat of the Weathered Oak? I would go with what you feel good about all around. Bona has a video of the effects of 30 moppings with water on wood. Red oak also has a more character than white oak which means it can conceal imperfections better over time. Feb 21, 2019 - Explore Beverly's board "Red Oak - Duraseal" on Pinterest. thanks for posting and I'll share final pics. I can’t stand the thought of my oak hardwoods becoming landfill. I almost went with Traffic HD but there's a good YouTube video that shows Mega One is nearly as good as the Traffic HD in durability, is also non-yellowing, and is more forgiving in application for your contractor. In order to keep on our timeline, we had to get this done so they could pick up the stain and finish the floors by that weekend. Beautiful! Brooke Lewis have your floors stayed the same? https://photos.app.goo.gl/5aEjKNa81GtAjPif7. That was our mistake. red oak will always have that slight pink tone if you choose a lighter color This one was refinished from a dark brown to this natural finish. @Andy ... Care to share any more photos? The smaller squares are … I would love to redo the floors in my vacation home to look like that! Bona DriFast Stain® is an oil based product. Plus it's cheaper (still more expensive than normal Mega) but takes a couple more days to fully cure. Unless, of course, you like pink wood floors. Bona DriFast Stains are compatible with all Bona finish systems, including One I didn’t even consider but ended up really liking on the sample. green (or the ash tones) will tend to cancel out some of the red. Testing Bona sealers on red oak. Decor Hint is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. . Walnut, provincial, antique brown, Jaco, all lean toward the ashier/green side of brown/neutral. I’m getting excited for the natural look. See more ideas about oak floor stains, hardwood floor colors, red oak floors. Get some ideas and advice for selecting red oak floor stains. The key here is the size that you are sampling. Our flooring contractor was using ZAR and Minwax. If you like the look of the floor when sanded but not yet sealed, finished, or stained, go with NaturalSeal. Maybe contact that person to ask for final pics? hope to hear back. Thanks:). Our stove looks like a pink iPhone. Hi Margot! @Ryan Alex, How'd your NaturalSeal and Bona Mega ONE turn out? Next came a crucial step – TIP #2 – SAMPLE ALL THE COLORS ON A BIG SPACE. It just depends on what look you are going for. Bona’s DriFast® Stain Collections offer the latest choices for hardwood floor inspiration. Duraseal offers more stain options. We originally planned on replacing it, but my brother who is an architect told me we’re crazy taking out solid oak floors! Cheaper than ruining a floor. @dominy have you done your floors? So remember where I said you should really sleep on it? It was missing that warm and rustic tone we wanted. They assure me that once finished it will all blend well. But before I rent the sander and get started, I need to decide on a stain color. When it was sanded it looked beautiful & I didn’t really notice the red. Bona ClassicSeal on Red Oak Hardwood Floor. The natural stain wont add much color, but it will do more than just clearcoat. Unless you’re Taylor Swift and can afford to re-sand the floors down and start over. None of these threads mention bleaching the red oak first....I’m considering that before either a natural or a Mohawk stain called weathered oak. My Minwax Stain Colors Test Results. I just did my red oak floors with Bona NaturalSeal, and traffic HD matte - the floors look like their naturally freshly sanded selves. We are taking on the same project as many of you are in this thread which I just read the entirety of and it was very helpful. This is such a helpful thread! We can use Bona Stain on red Oak, white oak, hickory, ash and other woods. It will be a snick darker than a brown mushroom. And we wanted to see those gorgeous grains in the wood. Created Date: See more ideas about floor stain, red oak floors, hardwood floor colors. This is a year out. Im definitely bleaching them and i was nearly set on doing Nordic seal but am getting nervous it’s too stark. Definitely want a stain as I don't like the white oak color. May 1, 2018 - This Pin was discovered by Steele Consulting Group. If you want an amber tone, try a nautral stain or find a very light stain before you topcoat. To see more of our hardwood floors, check out these posts: Karen is the founder of Decor Hint, and a former computer tech turned Realtor turned Decorator/DIY'er. The floors are beautiful. We put a coat of Basic Coatings Streetshoe finish on late afternoon today and it dried fast enough that we could walk across it (in socks) to lock the back door when we left. Four beautiful collections with 26 colors capture the invigorating spirit of great design. If we had more time, I’m not sure this would have been the final stain choice for us. My understanding is regular 'poly' made the red oak look 'wet' and therefore the red comes out more. Katie- did you see the pics above by sbrooks? I love the openness/ natural light—all the windows and the trees . 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. Jacobean, Provincial, and Antique Brown are probably the most popular stain colors. Bona Brand Stain Color Chart. Thank you L Slater. Find the finish that fits. I'm having my 20-yr old, yellowing oil-poly red oak floors professionally sanded and finished. @Jamie B LOVE your floors! No bleach (toxic I’ve heard) just Bona Nordic Seal and Traffic. How many coats of NaturalSeal and how many coats of Mega One satin ? That’s what we ended up doing (more on that below). I am looking for a red oak finish (no stain) that compliments walnut -- so, light with a little brown in them. But rushing that decision was not a good idea. I posted the exact formula somewhere in this thread. Now I’ve installed countertops & appliances are going in & all I see is pink. No biggie- I don’t mind because I threw a busy area rug over the hall so nobody pays attention to the pink there. Mar 25, 2019 - Explore Bold City Properties's board "Floor Stain", followed by 238 people on Pinterest. We went with a completely different floor stain! You just never know when you will find “the one”. DriFast can be top coated with both our oil & waterbased finish products. Discover (and save!) All content on this website is copyrighted to Decor Hint, unless otherwise noted. Read this series of posts. Of course, you will pay more for the better product. Early American on Red Oak. I did this on the red oak with Mega One satin finish and it looks great. I’m beginning to think that it is super important to do the matte finish coat... think we used Bona ultra matte??? Our flooring contractor was using ZAR and Minwax. @trump2 It was 1 NaturalSeal and 2 Mega One Satin. Your floors look beautiful! There was nothing we could do at that point. So good to hear that you were happy with that finish on red oak as well. In my experience, two coats was the “just right” amount of Nordic Seal. Again, this is why a faux floor is so helpful. Go back several times throughout the day to see how the stain looks. He told me our red oak is #2 Common, also known as Builder’s (i.e., cheaper) grade. I'm in Chicago and would highly recommend my contractor, Michael at https://www.hardwood-flooring-chicago.com/ who was recommended to me by a friend who also had a great experience. I have also uploaded the video from my Youtube channel.I hope this he… Because we really didn’t want any red or yellow undertones. To my surprise! These floors go against light travertine and a lighter patterned tile. Once you’ve chosen what you like best, we will sand off the examples and stain the whole floor. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this informative resource. To see more of my minwax stain samples before and afters click here! I tried to include photos that show the red as i see it. what did you mean by lightened by 1/3? Overall, I’m happy with what we chose. To my first point – test every stain! I think they look nice but I do like the darker stain and think it would look good with what you have going on in the kitchen. what did you mix with? @msmcnulty oh gosh, I just noticed this message! But that rustic look may not be to your taste. That is why I am going to say that if you are going to try something risky, make a tiny sample floor and play with it. The winner is one part rosewood and one part neutral. Thanks! Discover (and save!) We are renovating our kitchen and floors. 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