This stain added very little color to any of the boards maybe slightly lighter with a tinge of green but really brought out their natural color and grain.
Minwax pickled oak floors.
Along with furniture like the red oak bench shown here pickling is a great choice for pine floors beadboard wainscot and paneled shutters.
My dilemma is what stain to go with.
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If you still want to go even lighter try 3 4 pickled oak and 1 4 classic gray.
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I like the look of whitewash as it keeps lower level so bright.
Once a polyurethane finish is put on top of the stain the shine will also cause the floor to appear lighter.
It brought out the natural tones while slightly lightening each type of wood piece.
Minwax wood finish is a penetrating oil based wood stain which provides beautiful rich color that enhances the natural wood grain.
The whitewash collects in the darker grain creating a sort of sun bleached negative of the natural wood for a weathered driftwood look.
2 light 2 medium and 2 dark.
If you re wanting to preserve the natural wood color and possibly go even slightly lighter i recommend using pickled oak.
The 1st floor oak flooring has english chestnut stain throughout kitchen living room dining room and smaller bed room.
All of the wood types accepted the stain well except the non conditioned birch side.
My question is should both 1st floor and garden level floors have the same color stain.
This should cover the natural pink in the red oak wood flooring and provide an even lighter color tone you are wanting.
It also appeared to make the wood look softer.