Gray Stained Wood Floors
Despite all of the work involved letting wood dry putting in the tongue and groove nailing it down sanding and more sanding filling a few gaps and more sanding then a stain prep and then the bona grey stain and finally first coat of bona traffic.
Gray stained wood floors. We ve been getting more and more requests to stain hardwood floors gray. If you re a commitment phobic shopper choosing interior flooring can feel like a never ending process. Can i stain my existing hardwood floors gray. Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested.
We knew we did not want to go the traditional route of dark walnut but give new life to hardwood flooring in this new build. Some prefer lighter some prefer darker and some prefer somewhere in between. Hardwood that has just been installed will not have any old finish that can have an affect on the way the gray stain is taken by the wood. It is an ideal staining medium for all kinds of unfinished wooden furniture including wood doors cabinets molding hardwood floors and trimmings.
I liked that it added a gray finish to the wood in a more subtle way and still allowed the wood grain to show through and look natural. However finishes for this gray stain could turn out to be a bit matte and might require a bit of experiment with a few extra coats. I built my own wood floor out of douglas fir 1 6 and wanted to stain it grey. Staining hardwood floors grey so not sure if you remember but a few weeks ago we were in the midst of deciding what shade of grey to stain my clients hardwood floors.
Freshly installed hardwood is the perfect starting point for a gray stain. I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided. The general finishes grey wood stain is highly pigmented so one coat of stain is all you need for most applications. Modern gray greige and brown gray stain shades for hardwood flooring.
To help us uncover the hardwood floor color trends that reigned supreme in 2019 we spoke with 14. I used the bona grey since it works well with the bona traffic hd. Staining a floor gray is best to do so on a new floor rather than an existing floor. We started off by exploring three stain mixes all by miniwax.
General finishes gray gel stain. Over the last 7 years gray hardwood has become super stylish and continues to grow faster and faster. The grain of the wood is still visible on all the samples with one coat. While trends like linoleum and shag carpet eek went out of style as quickly as they came into it hardwood flooring has for centuries been a failsafe choice for any and every aesthetic.
Lighter gray floors can make a room feel open and airy while darker gray stains can visually reduce the space.