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Minwax Stain on Red Oak Floors and Douglas Fir Match

Today I played with a few stains for this massive farmhouse by Paramount Realty Group .

The first blog I did on Minwax stain on red oak floors helped so many of you guys that I wanted to show you more examples including application on other types of wood. The client’s style is very similar to what you would see Joanna Gaines do in Fixer Upper. They love white and shiplap everywhere. They wanted a very clean-looking modern farmhouse with a little bit of curve to accent.

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The wood in this photo is dark which helps the white pop and look so crisp. They also have a Fir pantry door and we were trying to match or lighter than the floors .

Here is the Minwax stain basics on red oak:

special walnut, jacobean, ebony, classic grey

These are all one coat of the labeled color.

special walnut and jacobean , classic grey and jacobean stain, minx

I love the jacobean 75% and classic grey 25% !! We later tested the fir stains to see what matched best with the red oak stain we liked.

The fir has Minwax Early American. There is still a lot of red showing through.

This example shows less red with the stain we liked.

The clients chose:

Hardwoods, Handrail, Stair treads: 75% Classic Grey and 25% Jacobean
Pantry Door, Fireplace french doors: 1 part Early American to 1 part Golden Oak
Front Door: 1 part Early American to 1 part Golden Oak
             I think my clients’ choice was very close.
classic grey stain
  
I love how the amount of Jacobean adds depth and warmth to the veins!  Great Choice! Now for the pantry door, they wanted a lighting color but to keep similar undertones.
Here are is an updated photo of their kitchen:
 
And I just love these doors and handles from Magnolia Homes.
barndoors , modern decor, industrial handles, jacobean stain, magnolia homes
This is the gorgeous Douglas fir pantry doors with 50% Minwax Golden Oak coats and 50% Minwax Early American with the Jacobean, Classic Grey stained Red Oak floors.
Props to the homeowners for picking out this unique pop of color and practical runner!
 Thank you Paramount Realty for building this beautiful home and Miranda Penfield of Atlanta Fine Homes for your support.

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Comments

  2. Can you share what your process of staining the Douglas Fir was. Did you use a wood conditioner before applying the stain mixture?

  4. Hello! I’m doing my red oak flooring, and wondering if you finished with a water based poly or an oil based poly for more durability.

  5. Hello! Thanks for checking out the blog. The home owners decided to go with 75% Classic grey and 25% Jacobean which isn’t in the sample swatches. Sorry for the confusion!

  6. Hello! Thanks for checking out the blog. The home owners decided to go with 75% Classic grey and 25% Jacobean which isn’t in the sample swatches. Sorry for the confusion!

  7. Please clarify: You talk about 75% Jacobean with 25% classic gray as your favorite and you show the ix in your photo. Then you say the clients selected 75%Classic Gray and 25% Jacobean….did you mistakenly invert the percentages? Their photos looks like the mix is more Jacobean than classic gray in the mix. Wanting to duplicate but confused. Please advise. Thank you.

  8. Hi! I am in the process of picking out my stain color and loved the final choice here. I’m curious if there is a typo though? You show 75% jacobean and 25% classic gray in the sample but said the clients chose 75% classic gray and 25% jacobean. Which one did you end up doing? Thanks!