Time to see the stained hardwood floors!
We had picked a Dark Walnut stain color for our Oak floors, which I loved! I couldn’t wait to see it pop against our white kitchen cabinets and neutral Camelback painted walls.
Our contractor handled the staining for us, but if you’re wondering how to do something similar, here’s a post on how to stain wood.
We covered our brand new cabinets so they wouldn’t get any of the stain on them.
I’ve mentioned this before, the dining room hardwood floors were original to the house and the floors in the kitchen came from old hardwood flooring planks from a friend’s cottage.
Reusing flooring was awesome, but we had to figure out a way to make the reused kitchen floor planks come together with the dining room original flooring.
Lining up the floor planks would pretty much be impossible. So instead, we lined two rows of planks perpendicular to the flooring. Here it is:
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Kathy says
I love seeing the grain in the wood and you did a good job matching the two types of flooring. Although really dark floors are fashionable, they show every little speck, and I think in the long run you will be happier with what you have. Mid-tones are more classic and historic anyway, and these are on the dark side. I also like that they don’t look overly glossy.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Kathy! A lot of people have said that about dark floors, so it makes me feel better to have the floors a bit lighter!
Andi @udandi says
I’m going to have a good time reading through your project posts – I like how to you tied the two floors together, I have to figure out a similar solution for my kitchen because the dining room already has wood floors.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Andi! Good luck with your kitchen renovation – glad you found me here!
April Ford says
The floor looks great! You choose a really beautiful color! I’m in the middle of a renovation of our new home and we are still thinking what kind of hardwood floor will be the best. I am thinking of something dark but I am still not sure. I love this type of flooring! It is so easy to clean and maintain. Thanks! Greetings!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, April! Good luck with your renovations!