So i have finally decided to go a shade or two darker.
Staining stair treads to match floor.
Here are a few options.
I too am in the process of staining the stairs.
I am having a hard time matching the stair treads to the floor.
By the way your home looks tremendous and very welcoming.
This is the most obvious solution to coordinating your flooring and staircase.
I ve refinished a number of furniture pieces and wood trim when matching an existing stain was important.
If you want a seamless end result choose the same species of lumber and use the same stain for the flooring and stair parts.
Another design element to consider is whether you want the risers to match the stair treads if you will have risers.
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It is a beautiful european white oak.
Tips for painting and staining stairs railings determine the amount of prep work.
How to match wood stain.
When we bought the house the hardwoods upstairs were a very unattractive red.
For example in our new house we are using sea smoke from adm flooring.
The flooring is a very very light maple color.
These are the stairs from the main floor to the basement of our house.
Once your prefinished flooring arrives your stair installer can provide a stain combination that will match.
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.
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.
The following tips for painting and staining stairs and railings will help you make the best decision.
Use natural wood as a contrast to dark wood floor stair treads.
Your time is valuable so it s important to first understand how long a stair painting or staining project will take to complete.
The first step to matching stair treads to prefinished flooring is using the same species of wood.
As any stain is too dark.
I ve mixed stain i ve tried everything.
I am enjoying all the comments.
This is very important because stains can look very different on different types of wood.
The before light stairs before making stain darker on wood.