Oak Flooring Disaster - What Now?
Steve B
5 years ago
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Comments (7)Mine was exactly like that until last month. We were changing the floor/carpet. So decided to sand it down properly before getting the new floor in. We went for new skirting boards, as was getting a new room upstaris so it will look different. I had to sand down the door frames so much, to get it level/to see the wood. Used a mouse sander, and painted two coats of matt white. It looks somuch better now! Good Luck. It is hard work, painting till midnight after a full time job. But its totally worth it....See MoreOak stairs and oak flooring in hall- is it too much wood??
Comments (7)Completely agree that there are no hard and fast rules. We've done many projects that use oak for both the flooring and the stairs. A good way of breaking it up may be to go for tiles what was your reasoning for not considering them before? It can often be a throwaway comment by friends who similarly cannot envision what the finished look can be. If they aren't a professional with your overall 'look' and 'feel' constantly in mind I would often take their opinion with a pinch of salt....See MoreRemoving scratches in engineered oak flooring - help please! :)
Comments (9)Hi leonardoflondon, Sanding would bring a few good options if that's what you were looking to do. Whether oiled or lacquered, it would allow you to stain another colour once brought back to the raw unfinished wood to match your refurb decor. Or if you wanted to keep the existing natural oak colour just give it a coat of clear hard wax oil or a coat of lacquer. Just remember that you can always repair a real wooden floor if it ever does get scratched/scuffed in the future, as well as change the colour without having to rip it all up again, tiles/vinyl etc you would need to replace. If you're looking to sand the whole floor then we suggest hiring a floor sander or pay a professional to do it, and at the same time, they would be able to re-seal it too. We hope this was some help to you....See MoreWhat colour kitchen cabinets to go with oak floor
Comments (13)It all depends on so many different things. Warm grey/cool grey - it's all relative. If the room is really sunny with plenty of light then a blue tinged grey can work. Generally though, your floor looks quite a nutty brown and not too orange so pretty much anything should work. Sage greens look traditional, deep greens look fashionable, dark blue and pale grey look lovely but are everywhere, which is fine. Farrow and Ball describe Elephant's Breath as warm but it can look a bit pink and has definite 'walrus' undertones (that should put just about everyone off!) Little Greene Slaked Lime is a set of greys that are good. I would take a look at them as a starting point perhaps. Walrus breath from now on - we need a chuckle at the moment....See Morekwg kwg
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