Very dark brown and almost black stain colors.
Light stained floors.
We had water damage from a frozen pipe a few months ago and finally getting it all back together with some changes.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
Dark stained floors will help anchor a room and give you the freedom to put light bright colors on the walls or even just white that will add brightness to the room.
Here in westchester county and the nyc metro area dark hardwood floors have been trending the last several years and continue to grow in popularity.
Our floors are hand scraped red oak and they were a dark color.
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.
This is mostly a result of the way that dark stain reflects light.
These are followed by light floors primarily natural i e.
We love this look and so do most designers we work with.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
If cleaning floors isn t your favorite use of time keep in mind that dark hardwood floors are harder to keep clean than light ones.
But just because dark is in it may not necessarily be the best choice for you.
Since they all have to be sanded down anyway we want to do a lighter stain but having trouble finding a good c.