Restaining Oak Floors Darker
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Restaining oak floors darker. However my cabinets are clearly visible. Red and white oak are the most common types used in america with white oak being the cheaper variety. If you have white oak it will be a bit darker because white oak is a bit darker than red oak for more info on red oak vs. They are a dark brownish red maple.
My great room adjoins my kitchen but i have tile in that room. As you can see from the photo above right the more porous springwood stains considerably darker than the dense latewood giving the boards a distinct zebra striped look. Wet a dishcloth and wipe down the oak. I have had at least 25 conversations with.
Dampening the surface opens the wood fibers and allows the stain to penetrate more deeply which results in a darker finish. Oak wood has a porous quality to it which makes it very absorbent of staining materials. We actually installed the shaw vinyl wood floors in the house hello 2 great danes a pool kids husband that never takes. Wood stain is the usual choice for adding darker tones to wood and it works by absorbing into the pores of bare wood.
I think i should match this or either go lighter in the same tones but don t want to. Any color suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If you have pine it will be a bit darker and perhaps a bit redder pending on the species of pine. Polyurethane on existing cabinetry seals the pores which means traditional.
That was popular in country decor back then and clashes with my current kitchen cabinets which are more of a dark oak color. I have red oak floors and want to stain a dark color. Oak is a strong hard type of wood known for its stability. Do you think that it would be possible to restain a darker wood with a lighter poly stain.
Just keep in mind that whichever polyshades color you choose to apply will take over the existing light finish so the. He loves it so much. My father in law is going to give me the hardest time for this post. If your existing finish is a lighter wood tone similar to or such as minwax wood finish colors natural golden oak ipswich pine puritan pine golden pecan fruitwood driftwood early american cherry or pickled oak changing color with polyshades is quite easy.
Red oak and white oak floors absorb stain more uniformly but be aware that there is a difference between the density of earlywood or springwood and latewood of these species. If you have maple it will be a bit lighter.