You can read more about hardwood floor stain color trends in this article.
Light stained floors.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
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.
These are followed by light floors primarily natural i e.
Very dark brown and almost black stain colors.
We love this look and so do most designers we work with.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
In my opinion hardwood floor stain colors are at their most impressive when the result is a deep color that is a million miles away from the actual color of the wood.
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.
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.
Our floors are hand scraped red oak and they were a dark color.
Very dark almost black wood stains can completely transform naturally light white oak or beech so that it nearly looks like ebony.
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.
Since they all have to be sanded down anyway we want to do a lighter stain but having trouble finding a good c.