The floor still needs to be polyurethaned and that will happen later this week.
Is pikled oak stain good for red oak floors.
Follow the steps below to see how to pickle wood furniture.
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We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains.
Along with furniture like the red oak bench shown here pickling is a great choice for pine floors beadboard wainscot and paneled shutters.
Homeowners love red oak for its many benefits.
Is that what you used on these interior projects.
This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much.
The whitewash collects in the darker grain creating a sort of sun bleached negative of the natural wood for a weathered driftwood look.
Ideal for unfinished wood furniture cabinets.
Red oak hardwood floors have been america s favorite choice for hardwood flooring for decades.
If you still want to go even lighter try 3 4 pickled oak and 1 4 classic gray.
My whitewashed red oak floor isn t finished yet but we did get the most important and definitely the most difficult step finished yesterday the actual whitewashing of the wood floor.
This should cover the natural pink in the red oak wood flooring and provide an even lighter color tone you are wanting.
Minwax wood finish is a penetrating oil based stain that enhances wood grain with rich color in just one coat.
2 light 2 medium and 2 dark.
If you re wanting to go slightly darker than the pickled oak or wanting stain with hints of brown and gray you should probably give weathered oak a try.
Once a polyurethane finish is put on top of the stain the shine will also cause the floor to appear lighter.
June 15 2020 at 11 27 am.
All of the wood types accepted the stain well except the non conditioned birch side.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
Did you buy the stain from home depot thanks.
This stain added very little color to any of the boards maybe slightly lighter with a tinge of green but really brought out their natural color and grain.
So i wanted to show you how it turned out and also share the whitewash stain formula that i ended up using.
It was the wood of choice for hardwood flooring and still is.
The only stain i can find from olympic in driftwood gray is an exterior stain.
The beautiful grain really shines through the stain.