Classic Gray Stain On Red Oak

Pine still looks pretty splotchy and oak has a zebra like effect.

Classic gray stain on red oak.

If you do a stain you don t need a sealer as the stain is the sealer. Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color. Red oak by nature will always have a red undertone so i would try 1 2 classic gray and 1 2 weathered oak. Classic gray and jacobean was beautiful with the grey lines and brown but still a little too dark used 50 50.

Weathered oak looks too unfinished. Therefore you are just thinning out the medium brown. The top three have less pronounced grain lines so the color looks fairly uniform. Dark walnut 2716.

Otherwise you ll have pink mixed in. Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested. Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak. If you want a darker floor dark walnut mixed with classic gray could be nice.

It s a lighter color than medium brown. Gray on red oak will always allow the pink blue and purple to show through regardless of the amount applied. Which will allow the pink blue and purple to show through. Not only does the hardness effect how a wood will accept stain harder woods tend to accept stains better and more evenly but also the natural color of the wood.

You just need the polyurethane on top bona traffic hd for protection. Weathered oak by minwax. Ginger if you have red oak and want to do some form of gray you will either need to bleach the floors first or choose a darker gray. 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.

Regardless test patch at least 3 4 stains to see which you like best. I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided. Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color. Special walnut and classic grey 25 75 was beautiful but still had a little too much red showing.