Staining Hardwood Floors Grey
So not sure if you remember, but, a few weeks ago we were in the midst of deciding what shade of grey to stain my clients hardwood floors. We knew we did not want to go the traditional route of dark walnut but give new life to hardwood flooring in this new build.
We started off by exploring three stain mixes all by miniwax. Classic gray, classic gray with weathered oak 50/50 and then a lighter mix of weather oak and gray
Can you guess what we went with?
Yup! so we went with a 50/50 mix of classic grey and weathered oak. It couldn’t be more perfect. We could have lightened the classic grey, and had a lighter version of the top sample, thus 100% grey flooring, but I didn’t want the home to be “too trendy.”
I wanted to make sure the floors were not following last decades trend of dark walnut, but at the same time, knowing that trends fade, I wanted it to be timeless and still competitive. By mixing a weathered oak with classic grey, we got hints of grey in the grain while still feeling casual, updated, and timeless.
I love the stairs. Truly makes you want to kick off your sandy flip flops and plop down after a long day at the beach.
Stain Color
Miniwax 50/50 Classic Grey and Weathered Oak
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Juan Walker says
Grey is the best color for floor, It may not look much messy to if it gets messy and It is a standard color. Find the attractive design of Hardwood Flooring Williamsburg at affordable price.
Sejal says
what product did you use for the finish?
Ellen Ross | Ask Away says
That is going to look soooooo freakin amazing!!!
XO Ellen from Ask Away
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Lex LeBlanc says
Which is which in the picture of you standing there with the three options? I love the bottom left and top. just wondering the mix.
Thank you!
Morgan says
i love these! I also want to know which ones are which! i’m about to do this to my floors!