Red oak floors stained light

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an empty living room with hard wood flooring and white painted walls in the background

We’re often asked to perform magic. It seems many homeowners with existing red oak hardwood floor would prefer to go lighter, brighter and achieve a “white oak” look instead of the typical red oak look which tends to read orange. We’ve mixed and experimented and mixed and experimented some more. We’

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two wooden shelves sitting next to each other on top of a hard wood flooring

We had the most difficult time finding lighter hardwood colors for red oak floors. I searched all over and got some good ideas from Pinterest. We wanted something lighter but didn’t like the way some grays made the floors look with more pink hues or with alot of variations. We ended up making our own and love the color. Duraseal 1/2 special walnut and 1/2 classic grey. Its a light mid tone color that made the floors more consistent with less variation.

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red oak and plain sawn are the same color choices for this hardwood flooring project

Allegheny Red Oak is not the builder grade red oak of past homes. R&Q, Live Sawn, Wide planks & 7'-12' lengths available at great value.

an empty living room with hard wood flooring and white trimming on the walls

Oak is the most popular choice of hardwood flooring here in Long Island and in the United States in general. Oak is a very practical choice for hardwood flooring as it is a very durable wood that can last well over 100 years, as well as being readily available – it is grown and milled in t

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an empty room with wooden floors and white walls

Back in May I shared a list of all the projects we wanted to have done before moving into our new house. At the top of that list?–replace all the flooring with stain in place white oak. The main level was wall-to-wall Brazilian cherry (the reddest of reds), and upstairs was all carpeted that needed […]

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an overhead view of a living room with stairs and a dog sleeping on the couch

happy new year! i hope your Christmas 2022 was beautiful + refreshing! Though many of you follow along on Instagram, I wanted to take a moment to share my hardwood floor refinish + install here on the blog, figuring it would be the perfect place to pin images if you're looking to refresh your interior too. I know there are so many resources out there, but decisions to renovate are always an evolution. I tapped into advice from other interior designers, gathered images and created mood boards…

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the different types of stains applied to pine are shown on this page, with text that reads 10 different stains applied to pine

A stain reference guide for the top 10 stains from light to dark that have been applied on pine. #stain #woodstain #pickledoak #minwax #varathane #homeproject #woodworking

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an empty room with blue tape on the floor and a cardboard box in the middle

We are refinishing our floors next week and I am really hoping to go lighter with our red oak. Many people suggest Bona Red Out + Nordic Seal - does anyone have this combo that can provide pictures? Open to any other suggestions if anyone has had success going lighter with their red oak!

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