I ve mixed stain i ve tried everything.
Staining stair treads to match floor.
The first step to matching stair treads to prefinished flooring is using the same species of wood.
The before light stairs before making stain darker on wood.
Our floor refinisher said the only option was to go darker to cover the natural red tone of the wood.
For example in our new house we are using sea smoke from adm flooring.
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These are the stairs from the main floor to the basement of our house.
It is a beautiful european white oak.
This is the most obvious solution to coordinating your flooring and staircase.
I am having a hard time matching the stair treads to the floor.
I ve had far better luck getting stains matched by the staff at the paint store than i ve had trying to mix colors off the shelf myself.
Another design element to consider is whether you want the risers to match the stair treads if you will have risers.
This is very important because stains can look very different on different types of wood.
Once your prefinished flooring arrives your stair installer can provide a stain combination that will match.
The following tips for painting and staining stairs and railings will help you make the best decision.
So we made sure and order white oak stair treads.
I ve refinished a number of furniture pieces and wood trim when matching an existing stain was important.
Tips for painting and staining stairs railings determine the amount of prep work.
As any stain is too dark.
When we bought the house the hardwoods upstairs were a very unattractive red.
I too am in the process of staining the stairs.
How to match wood stain.
By the way your home looks tremendous and very welcoming.
I am enjoying all the comments.
The flooring is a very very light maple color.
I d already bought my gel stain but truly love your color much better i don t have wood floors below to match so it seems i ll be starting the old scuffed 60 yr old stairs i ve dreaded doing this week and truly believe your post was divinely found.
Another solution is to coordinate only one or two stair parts to match your floor exactly.
Here are a few options.
Use natural wood as a contrast to dark wood floor stair treads.