Very dark almost black wood stains can completely transform naturally light white oak or beech so that it nearly looks like ebony.
Oak wood floor stain colors.
Also there is overlap of stain colors between duraseal and minwax.
Both are made by the same manufacturer minwax.
And here is the duraseal stain chart.
While trends like linoleum and shag carpet eek went out of style as quickly as they came into it hardwood flooring has for centuries been a failsafe choice for any and every aesthetic.
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.
For example red and white oak with the same stain color will be a very different look.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
Again you should test these stains on your own floors before committing to a color.
Adventures in staining my red oak hardwood floors products process description.
They do come out different on different species grades and age of wood.
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.
Stain colors will look different depending on the type of wood too so make sure the sample is the same wood as your floor.
Staining red oak hardwood floors 9 stain on entryway and music room floors via.
See also various other 18 wonderful hardwood floor stain colors for oak below right here.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.