We have red oak floors and would love to have a lighter oak look.
Silvered gray stain on red oak.
This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much gray.
Natural wood tones vary so expect your final stain color to vary slightly from board to board.
We gutted our kitchen in february and emptied the first floor to have the hardwood floors refinished.
I m sharing a look at duraseal silvered gray and a custom mix stain as we refinished our floors.
Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color.
The general finishes grey wood stain is highly pigmented so one coat of stain is all you need for most applications.
General finishes gray gel stain.
I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck.
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You may have seen on instagram we are just wrapping up a large set of home renovation projects.
We are having our floors refinished and are struggling with the right stain color.
Silvered gray is lighter than classic gray and dark gray is a bit darker than that.
The grain of the wood is still visible on all the samples with one coat.
Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested.
Duraseal silvered gray stain on red oak floors.
I liked that it added a gray finish to the wood in a more subtle way and still allowed the wood grain to show through and look natural.
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It has a slightly blue tint to it but the color is fairly consistent from one wood species to the next.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
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.
Weathered oak by minwax.
Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color.
Colors are shown on white oak.
We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net.
Duraseal silvered gray on red oak.