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Kara
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can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
We are refinishing the floors in our new house. They are oak, and I'm trying to decide whether I want a light, medium, or dark stain. I'm actually (scary enough) considering a lighter stain... Normally I gravitate toward dark wood.
However, at least in our living room, we generally have dark wood furniture... Hmmm....
Can I see pictures of your wood floors - whatever the color? Pics with furniture, too, would be great. I need ideas!
Thank you!
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Oak floors stained with Golden Oak my Minwax. Darker ones seemed too dark for us, in contrast to our furniture. We love it. It does have a golden hue to it, which looks really warm and pretty. Image Attachment(s):
Message edited 9/16/2007 3:31:19 PM.
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Kara
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Those are gorgeous -- and our furniture is the same color as your DR set.
Thank you!!
You home is beautiful. I think I'm in love with your DR. 
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Leeners
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Not sure how well you can see them in this pic but here's a pic from Thanksgiving-time last year. We got the floors (oak) stained a java color - we LOVE it. It really warms up the rooms and also sets us apart from the other co-ops in the development (important to us for selling purposes later).
ETA: some of these pics might give you a better look (these are VERY old  )
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Posted by Kara
Those are gorgeous -- and our furniture is the same color as your DR set.
Thank you!!
You home is beautiful. I think I'm in love with your DR.
:) Thanks.
I can send you more pics via PM if you want to see more of the floor color.
Also, I was thinking, you can have the floor guy show you samples on your floor after it is sanded down. That was what we did. So I looked at 3 other samples, all darker, and chose this. I liked the way it looked bright and golden and warm.
Message edited 9/12/2007 1:36:39 PM.
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Kara
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
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Posted by Kara
Those are gorgeous -- and our furniture is the same color as your DR set.
Thank you!!
You home is beautiful. I think I'm in love with your DR.
:) Thanks.
I can send you more pics via PM if you want to see more of the floor color.
That would be awesome! Thank you.
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Kara
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Leeners - yours are lovely!
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| Posted 9/12/07 1:37 PM |
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Our living room
Our dining room
Our bedroom (before we got our furniture)
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Goobster
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
I figure it is just as easy to put them on here.
The kitchen pic is our oak floors, with NO stain and with light furniture. If I could do it over again, I would stain them (it hides the dirt more, lol). Image Attachment(s):
Message edited 9/16/2007 3:32:05 PM.
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Tine73
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Ours are light.
I really like dark though. Maybe some day we'll refinish them.
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Ours are natural - no stain - except for the MBR - we did Special Walnut.
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
We have a walnut finish (the camera finish makes it look glossier than it really is.)
(the floors were refinished not too long before this photo, hence the high shine.)
 
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SweetTooth
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
There are no stain on our floors - just sealer and poly
This is the bedroom - right after we refinished -
(OAK)
This is the kitchen, right after finishing and almost done (the second pic the floors are dirty) These are oak too, but a different kind.
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| Posted 9/12/07 2:15 PM |
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Smileyd17
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
We just did ours, Oak w/ Gunstock stain. Its awesome. So happy we went with a stain.
Have to get you pics.
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| Posted 9/12/07 2:19 PM |
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Ali
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
I have oak floors with no stain and my furniture is dark wood. Image Attachment(s):
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Posted by Goobster
Oak floors stained with Golden Oak my Minwax. Darker ones seemed too dark for us, in contrast to our furniture. We love it. It does have a golden hue to it, which looks really warm and pretty.
Goobster, I love the paint color in your LR. What color is that?
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| Posted 9/12/07 2:21 PM |
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Kara
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Ali
Hmmm... a lot of the unstained ones look nice, too!
Decisions, decisions!!
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| Posted 9/12/07 3:09 PM |
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JldDolphin
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
We just had ours done. Red Oak wood with Colonial Maple stain by Minmax I believe was the stain color. Sorry no furniture yet. It is a satin finish.
Message edited 9/12/2007 4:10:46 PM.
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Kara
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
You people are not making it easy. 
I think I love all your floors!
Maybe this is just a sign that I'll love it no matter the finish!
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| Posted 9/12/07 4:17 PM |
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JldDolphin
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Posted by Kara
You people are not making it easy.
I think I love all your floors!
Maybe this is just a sign that I'll love it no matter the finish!
yeah, you are right it isn't easy, but you will make a good decision. We went to Ace & HomeDepot to look at stains. They have little samples near the stain area. GL with your choice! 
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Kara
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Posted by JldDolphin
Posted by Kara
You people are not making it easy.
I think I love all your floors!
Maybe this is just a sign that I'll love it no matter the finish!
yeah, you are right it isn't easy, but you will make a good decision. We went to Ace & HomeDepot to look at stains. They have little samples near the stain area. GL with your choice!
If I go missing, check for me near the samples at all the local stores.
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JldDolphin
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Posted by Kara
Posted by JldDolphin
Posted by Kara
You people are not making it easy.
I think I love all your floors!
Maybe this is just a sign that I'll love it no matter the finish!
yeah, you are right it isn't easy, but you will make a good decision. We went to Ace & HomeDepot to look at stains. They have little samples near the stain area. GL with your choice!
If I go missing, check for me near the samples at all the local stores.
Over the load speaker you hear.......
"Kara please come home now. We will pick the right stain."
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| Posted 9/12/07 4:25 PM |
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Kara
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Then I'll decide to just have them refinished with no stain.
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| Posted 9/12/07 4:35 PM |
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JldDolphin
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
Posted by Kara
Then I'll decide to just have them refinished with no stain.
taken the easy way out!
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| Posted 9/12/07 4:37 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: can i see your wood floors - trying to decide on a stain
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Posted by Goobster
Oak floors stained with Golden Oak my Minwax. Darker ones seemed too dark for us, in contrast to our furniture. We love it. It does have a golden hue to it, which looks really warm and pretty.
Goobster, I love the paint color in your LR. What color is that?
Lenox Tan by BM. It also to me has a warm, golden toasty tone to it.
Message edited 9/12/2007 5:07:43 PM.
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