While it is still wet using a cup gun full of thinner and a tablespoon of green dye fog it the red will go brown but be careful because it can go green if you lay too much on.
Change red stain to yellow on oak floor.
White oak has a natural yellowish tone that s augmented by a oil stain and solvent based floor finish which ambers it even more something that also has to be taken into account when figuring the final color red oak can have a more pinkish hue and a waterborne finish is what s called water white meaning that it s very clear not yellow amber.
Stain your wood.
I had the same dilemma in a new construction house i was doing the design for.
The floors were red oak.
The floor came out a true brown without the red.
There are lots of staining options for your floor and kitchen cabinets.
Effects of different stains on red oak wood.
Take a piece and seal it with just enough sealer to get it wet.
First you always have the option to stain your oak with a more modern tone or neutralize it with a natural stain that doesn t have the orange yellow tone that was so dominant in the past.
The floors look a little darker in the photo attached.
So before i get into the oak stain colors and results i thought it would be helpful to provide a few tips on choosing a hardwood floor stain.
We went with a darker floor 50 50 ebony natural minwax stain.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
Red oak floors have a pinkish red tinge to them which you would like to tone down.
I have also uploaded the video from my youtube channel i hope this he.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
Ladybug i know what you are talking about i think.
A few weeks ago on youtube i wanted to see the effects of different stains on white pine and poplar well this time i used common red oak that you can buy at lowes or home depot.