We love this look and so do most designers we work with.
Light stained floors.
Very dark almost black wood stains can completely transform naturally light white oak or beech so that it nearly looks like ebony.
Very dark brown and almost black stain colors.
Since they all have to be sanded down anyway we want to do a lighter stain but having trouble finding a good c.
Here in westchester county and the nyc metro area dark hardwood floors have been trending the last several years and continue to grow in popularity.
You can read more about hardwood floor stain color trends in this article.
These are followed by light floors primarily natural i e.
Our floors are hand scraped red oak and they were a dark color.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
This is mostly a result of the way that dark stain reflects light.
Dark stained floors will help anchor a room and give you the freedom to put light bright colors on the walls or even just white that will add brightness to the room.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
If cleaning floors isn t your favorite use of time keep in mind that dark hardwood floors are harder to keep clean than light ones.
We had water damage from a frozen pipe a few months ago and finally getting it all back together with some changes.