Red oak hardwood floors

Walnut flooring with a clear finish!!

My floors are finished! The finished floors exceeded my expectations, and I think it’s because of that poly/stain combo coat that I added to even out the color on the floor. I’m so glad I learned that trick! I’ll definitely be putting that tip to use in the future. But first, if you missed the first part of this floor refinishing project, you can click here to read about it… And you can click here for the products and process I used… And you can see my tips on getting a gorgeous finish here……

Get some ideas and advice for selecting red oak floor stains. See the before and after of our red oak hardwood floors and find out which floor stain we chose.

Choosing Floor Stains: Top- bottom- 1) Waterborn clear coat 2) Polyurethane 3) DuraSeal Nutmeg Stain 4) Duraseal Provincial Stain 5) Minwax Weathered Oak. Note: DuraSeal Stains are by Minwax. Left side 80 grit sanded, right side 150 gril sanded. The level of sanding effects the stain appearance.

Scandinavian style colouring on these refinished white / red oak floors.

How to achieve that light natural white oak look.

When we bought our house 15 years ago, the stain on the 60-year-old red oak floors was a dark Burgundy color. It was obviously a fairly recent DIY job and the stain was a dark almost Burgundy color. After years of wear and tear (more than 10 years of renters), it was time for a redo. I scoured Houzz...

A step-by-step tutorial for refinishing an existing hardwood floor, including a complete list of materials and tips for a seamless process. #hardwoodfloors

We will be sanding down our red oak floors this weekend. I love the look of the natural, light red oak. What finish can we use so that we can achieve that look without turning the red oak floors pink?