2 Red Oak Hardwood Flooring Dark Walnut Stain

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2 red oak hardwood flooring dark walnut stain. I wanted to avoid orange undertones. The poly finish is satin. I just had my red white oak hardwood floors stained with 2 coats of ebony dark walnut. Original living and dining room floors about 450 s f.
My dilemma is what stain to go with. Dark 6 light 16 medium 18 hardwood flooring style. Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors. Richard has been.
The 1st floor oak flooring has english chestnut stain throughout kitchen living room dining room and smaller bed room. So i would make sure that the floor color is a brown that is a little more grey and less red or orange. Thick x 2 1 4 in. Bruce natural reflections oak walnut 5 16 in.
My question is should both 1st floor and garden level floors have the same color stain. Wide x random length solid hardwood flooring. Richard shows how he applies dark walnut from minwax stain over a red oak 3 1 4 select. The wood on my floors is red oak.
Testing minwax stain colors for my red oak hardwood floor. I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck. I agree with not getting the floors too dark but as oak ages it becomes more yellow orange. As i mentioned previously i selected dark walnut for the stain color.
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. Wide x random length solid hardwood flooring 40 sq. I shared this with you in my previous post but here is the color of the floors in the downstairs left compared with the upstairs right. He uses a lamb applicator with a terry rags after.
We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net. Dark walnut stain special walnut stain and a mixture of 1 part dark walnut stain to 1 part special walnut stain. I would stain them 1 or 2 shades darker than the cabinets and i think you will be happy. I like the look of whitewash as it keeps lower level so bright.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains. Red oak old style 2 1 4 strip flooring. My floor guy uses masterline oil based poly in a satin finish but i can t find much information on this product. Contemporary 1 rustic 2.
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. They are a really nice dark rich color.