Stains for white oak floors

Choosing Floor Stains: Top- bottom- 1) Waterborn clear coat 2) Polyurethane 3) DuraSeal Nutmeg Stain 4) Duraseal Provincial Stain 5) Minwax Weathered Oak. Note: DuraSeal Stains are by Minwax. Left side 80 grit sanded, right side 150 gril sanded. The level of sanding effects the stain appearance.

At first glance, red oak gives off a slightly rosy hue and has a more pronounced grain pattern, especially when left unstained, whereas white oak has a slightly grayish tone and a more subtle grain pattern. With the right stain color, you’ll be surprised to see the differences between the two are nearly indistinguishable.

I love our wood floors so much and today I’m going to tell you why. Wood flooring might be the most important “permanent finish” in your home. It’s clearly a very high-impact design element and it also gets a ton of wear and tear so longevity and durability are crucial. I’ve always chosen fashion over practicality and am so excited to report that this white oak flooring checks both boxes equally (and more). Tap to read about our locally produced and sustainably milled wooden floors!

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 w ...

Emily Riter on Instagram: "Did you know that you don’t have to stain your hardwood floors? It’s important to seal them and put a high traffic protector on them, but you don’t actually have to stain to achieve a natural white oak look. I fell in love with the color of the white oak after we had them installed and started researching stains vs how to keep the raw color. So glad we did this for the light white oak color makes all the rooms feel bigger & hides scratches better than darker wood…

Nicole & Mike | Full Time Real Estate Investors ✨ on Instagram: "🎉 We refinished RED OAK hardwood floors to look like WHITE OAK at our latest Maxwell House flip and we’re sharing all the details! If you’ve been with us for a while, you know I’ve been on a mission to find the right formula for a LIGHT stain on red oak that doesn’t go too pink/red/orange...as red oak naturally does. The key to doing this is finding a stain with a good amount of green pigment to it (red and green are…

Paige Bower | Budget DIY + Custom Carpentry + Design | You too can get the White Oak look for less, using Clear Pine + my favorite stain combo! We have used these exact materials time & time… | Instagram

Emily Riter on Instagram: "Did you know that you don’t have to stain your hardwood floors? It’s important to seal them and put a high traffic protector on them, but you don’t actually have to stain to achieve a natural white oak look. I fell in love with the color of the white oak after we had them installed and started researching stains vs how to keep the raw color. So glad we did this for the light white oak color makes all the rooms feel bigger & hides scratches better than darker wood…

If you are looking for hardwood flooring ideas, look no further! See 6 different spaces with red oak and white oak flooring. Sharing the differences, janka scale and how stain will affect the grain and pigmnet of the wood.