Red oak floor refinishing

Planning on refinishing hardwood floors and looking for the best stain color for red oak floors? This how to choose hardwood floor color stain guide is for you! I’m sharing everything you need to know when restaining oak floors. I made all the oak floor refinishing mistakes when I stained wood floors so you don't have to! SAVE this DIY Home Updates + Home Improvement Projects idea + discover best hardwood refinishing stain colors for your home. Tips to pick red oak stain colors hardwood…

If you are like me, you absolutely love the look of a light or blonde stain on white oak hardwood floors. It's simple, modern, inviting, & really brightens up any space. If you're building a home & get your pick of flooring, that makes it easy to get just what you want! However, if you're

Hey friends! Today I’m finally sitting down to explain the stain mixture that we used on our red oak floors!

Let’s talk about the Barnhouse wood floors! A lot of you were following along with the process of refinishing the 140-year-old floors… Read More

At first glance, red oak gives off a slightly rosy hue and has a more pronounced grain pattern, especially when left unstained, whereas white oak has a slightly grayish tone and a more subtle grain pattern. With the right stain color, you’ll be surprised to see the differences between the two are nearly indistinguishable.

We are refinishing our floors next week and I am really hoping to go lighter with our red oak. Many people suggest Bona Red Out + Nordic Seal - does anyone have this combo that can provide pictures? Open to any other suggestions if anyone has had success going lighter with their red oak!

This is the before photo of our 25 year old oak floors which have turned an orangey color over the years. We recently bought our new to us 'retirement' sized home and we needed to renovate the floors within a two week period. Come visit and see what the floors look like before (left) and after the refinishing, sanding, staining and sealing. Don't forget to follow for updates :) #renovation #home #house #downsizing #retirement #refinishing #oak #floors #hardwood

Sharing the story of refinishing my upstairs hardwood floors as well as my process for choosing a hardwood floor stain color.