Posts tagged red oak floors
There's more than one way to deal with an orange floor. Sometimes we go dark.
There's more than one way to deal with an orange floor. Sometimes we go dark.

Many homes with existing hardwood floors have oak, red oak to be specific. We’ve found that most homeowners would like to get rid of as much red as possible when refinishing. Many times they want to go light (more on that look here). However, after much discussion and inspo sourcing with this homeowner, (more info on our virtual stain consultations here) we knew we wanted to do the complete opposite and go dark. The warmth of the rich brown tone complemented the neutral design scheme so well, as you’ll see. We used a water-based polyurethane to achieve a matte finish. Water-based poly also has no VOCs and a quicker drying time than oil-based polyurethane. Check out this blog post for more on water vs oil poly here.

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red oak vs white oak
red oak vs white oak

You may have heard for years now that white oak is what you want, whether it’s for your floors, cabinets or ceiling but do you know why? Let’s explore some of the differences between red oak and white oak and dive in to the information you need so you can make the very best choice for your home and lifestyle.

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going light on red oak floors-the Modern Memaw House
going light on red oak floors-the Modern Memaw House

Oh the Modern Memaw House (this was my client’s Memaw’s house and we modernized it just a bit, so it seemed only fitting to name this project the Modern Memaw Project). The house that started it all. The house that began our quest for achieving a light floor while hiding as much pink as we can in red oak.

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and sometimes we go dark, really dark and I love it
and sometimes we go dark, really dark and I love it

Though we live in a world of natural white oak floors right now, there is something so beautiful about a rich deep brown solid site finished hardwood floor, in the right setting. Each home is different, that’s what makes it yours, and your floor stain should always compliment the design style of your home. We actually thought we were going light on these red oak floors, but after much discussion and inspo sourcing with this homeowner, we knew we wanted to do the complete opposite, dark dark dark.

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