We love this look and so do most designers we work with.
Light stained floors.
We had water damage from a frozen pipe a few months ago and finally getting it all back together with some changes.
Our floors are hand scraped red oak and they were a dark color.
These are followed by light floors primarily natural i e.
This is mostly a result of the way that dark stain reflects light.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
So before i get into the oak stain colors and results i thought it would be helpful to provide a few tips on choosing a hardwood floor stain.
But just because dark is in it may not necessarily be the best choice for you.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
In my opinion hardwood floor stain colors are at their most impressive when the result is a deep color that is a million miles away from the actual color of the wood.
Very dark almost black wood stains can completely transform naturally light white oak or beech so that it nearly looks like ebony.
Dark stained floors will help anchor a room and give you the freedom to put light bright colors on the walls or even just white that will add brightness to the room.
Very dark brown and almost black stain colors.
Here in westchester county and the nyc metro area dark hardwood floors have been trending the last several years and continue to grow in popularity.