In my opinion hardwood floor stain colors are at their most impressive when the result is a deep color that is a million miles away from the actual color of the wood.
Light stained floors.
We had water damage from a frozen pipe a few months ago and finally getting it all back together with some changes.
Our floors are hand scraped red oak and they were a dark color.
Since they all have to be sanded down anyway we want to do a lighter stain but having trouble finding a good c.
Dark stained floors will help anchor a room and give you the freedom to put light bright colors on the walls or even just white that will add brightness to the room.
Very dark brown and almost black stain colors.
Here in westchester county and the nyc metro area dark hardwood floors have been trending the last several years and continue to grow in popularity.
If cleaning floors isn t your favorite use of time keep in mind that dark hardwood floors are harder to keep clean than light ones.
You can read more about hardwood floor stain color trends in this article.
We love this look and so do most designers we work with.
But just because dark is in it may not necessarily be the best choice for you.
Very dark almost black wood stains can completely transform naturally light white oak or beech so that it nearly looks like ebony.
These are followed by light floors primarily natural i e.
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.