Matching Stained Wood Floors

Fill in any imperfections with the stain then wipe away excess stain with a damp cloth.

Matching stained wood floors.

Just bring in a sample piece to be matched. Lighting conditions one other factor to consider when matching stains is the light under which you are working. This assumes you hire a professional hardwood sanding company. This is useful if you are staining stairs railings or other tr.

Generally if you have oak hardwood flooring provided that you match the existing species and grade you can generally refinish the wood to match the stain on the existing portion. Begin with small amounts a little stain goes a long way photo below. Shoe molding is a wedge like trim that conceals gaps between cut planks of wood and surrounding baseboards. Apply several different stains onto another piece of the same type of wood and compare them.

So if you re doing trim for example don t just bring in the piece that s easiest to remove. Rinse and repeat this process until you find 3 distinct stains that match the trim work. One would probably match but then it s back to the hardware store. This video displays how to properly stain transition pieces to match your hardwood flooring.

Should the stain dry too lightly add an additional coat until the imperfections are adequately camouflaged. Step 1 mix the stains in a clean container starting with a 1 1 ratio. When you are testing your stain time various samples and compare the color of that left on for one minute versus that left on for three or five minutes. Matching site finished wood can be a little trickier though especially if you have a custom mixed stain so it is often worth it to have a professional installer come in on the project.

Eye the color of floor stain that is already present for example cherry and then get at least three. Bare wood floors establish the dominant wood tone in the space whether they are dark medium or light. Keep in mind that stain can look different on different pieces of wood. Choose a sample piece that has the color and tone you want.

Adding a spoonful at a time gives you repeatable ratios while minimizing waste especially if you have to start over a time or two. Bear in mind that a color viewed under three common yet different lighting conditions namely natural sunlight incandescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes can have three different color tones. When the floors have a dark wood finish light to medium wood finishes on the furniture. Get 3 different stains one for each hardwood floor type.