Gray Oak Floor Stains

Pine and birch were both splotchy and inconsistent.

Gray oak floor stains.

Varathane weathered gray stain. Now flooring manufacturers have created gray flooring in many different tones of gray. You may have seen on instagram we are just wrapping up a large set of home renovation projects. I have learned so much about flooring with all the information on your blog.

Weathered oak by minwax. As you can see from the photo above right the more porous springwood stains considerably darker than the dense latewood giving the boards a distinct zebra striped look. Red oak and white oak floors absorb stain more uniformly but be aware that there is a difference between the density of earlywood or springwood and latewood of these species. This white oak floor has been stained in a custom mix of gray ceruse.

I liked that it added a gray finish to the wood in a more subtle way and still allowed the wood grain to show through and look natural. The color of the varathane weathered gray stain varied widely depending on the wood species. See more ideas about staining wood redo furniture refinishing furniture. I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.

I really wanted a gray floor but due to the nature of the red tone in red oak floor is very hard to achieve the color. You can now find prefinished hardwood laminates tile and luxury vinyl with a a gray stain in rustic modern textured sawn etc options. 22 best hardwood floor stain colors for red oak 3 4 x 3 1 4 natural red oak bellawood lumber liquidators. Patterns using wood floor stain colors.

It barely soaked into the oak at all but looked much darker on the maple. Hi flooring girl i so glad to stumble on your blog. Please note that this article may contain affiliate links. We gutted our kitchen in february and emptied the first floor to have the hardwood floors refinished.

These innovative gray stain blends range from light rustic tones to time worn grays to deep brown and gray blends. Duraseal silvered gray stain on red oak floors. There are many ways in which to achieve a gray floor stain. How to achieve a gray floor.

The result is cool controlled modern and rather chic. Amazing patterns can be created on hardwood floors when you combine expert stenciling skills and in depth knowledge of stain applications. These new stains are more charming more contemporary and have more pigment than the gray whitewash and weathered oak stains.