Silvered Gray Stain On Red Oak
Duraseal silvered gray stain on red oak floors.
Silvered gray stain on red oak. Weathered oak by minwax. Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color. I m sharing a look at duraseal silvered gray and a custom mix stain as we refinished our floors. All this before we realized the country was about to shut down for covid19.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak. I liked that it added a gray finish to the wood in a more subtle way and still allowed the wood grain to show through and look natural. Light oak floors red oak floors grey wood floors grey flooring flooring ideas living room hardwood floors oak hardwood flooring duraseal stain oak floor stains. We are refinishing existing 2 1 4 red oak floors that are currently a darker stain and completely replacing the floors in some rooms so we have to stick with red oak.
We gutted our kitchen in february and emptied the first floor to have the hardwood floors refinished. The grain of the wood is still visible on all the samples with one coat. Silvered gray is lighter than classic gray and dark gray is a bit darker than that. I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
We are having our floors refinished and are struggling with the right stain color. This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much gray. Colors are shown on white oak. We have red oak floors and would love to have a lighter oak look.
Duraseal silvered gray on red oak. We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net. Jun 28 2020 looking to refinish your red oak hardwood floors to remove the orange effect. The general finishes grey wood stain is highly pigmented so one coat of stain is all you need for most applications.
I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck. Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color. Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested. Saved by chanel jones.
Natural wood tones vary so expect your final stain color to vary slightly from board to board. I know i ve read that it is very difficult to achieve a light wood color on red oak without having the red.