Hello AT,
I just had my floors refinished and they used the same BAC wiping stain from Sherwin Williams that my cabinets were done in. The cabs look like West Elm furniture, very dark espresso, but the oak floors turned out kind of golden pecan! I hate them!
My trim is pine and stained Pearwood, also Sherwin Williams and my doors are also pearwood and have a great diamond pattern in a golden oak color. They look just like Frasier's apartment doors! [more]
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But now the floors are a completely different color and I thought they would be dark. The floor guy said I should have used an alkaline stain if I wanted them dark. Is there any way to fix this?
Please help! Connie
Anyone??
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Comments (3)
Hi everyone, I am about to have my white oak floors re-finished, and I want a dark color. I was thinking of a ebony jacoboian mix. If anyone has attempted this and got it right, could you tell me what the mix % should be? And Pictures would really help. Thanks
We are starting from scratch, laying all new floors in our Adams Morgan, DC rowhouse and going for a dark expresso stain. Can anyone recommend a failproof plan including wood type, wood conditioner, stain, etc. to accomplish this? Obviously we will do a lot of testing before starting. Thank you and I promise to post a virtual house tour when our modern masterpiece is done!
I am an interior designer, and specify espresso/ebony floors all the time. Unfortunately it is extremely difficult to get done when refinishing a floor. With basically all woods, to avoid a zebra striped look, it is NOT a one coat stain process, it is a process of building up layers. If your refinisher has not done exactly what you want before with good success, odds are he will not be able to do it for you. Been there done that.