I think it s also very pretty and i do like that it s a bit lighter and less red so it might not show dirt as much as the straight dark walnut.
Expresso vs special walnut minwax floor.
They are very similar.
They are dark walnut provincial and special walnut.
Next to my cabinets espresso seemed a little less red.
Anyone have any ex.
Minwax dark walnut vs.
Combine the minwax design series with other minwax stains to produce on trend looks finishes and special effects.
Does anybody have a picture of espresso minwax on red oak floors.
The next day our super nice floor guy frank applied them to the floor to let us see the stains on our red oak floors.
Chestnut is similar to special walnut but lighter.
I really loved the special walnut top left because it was truest to color without undertones and doesn t highlight the grain as much but also liked golden brown bottom left.
The golden brown definitely emphasizes the grain giving it a slightly more rustic look.
I m deciding between dark walnut and espresso and just can t decide.
A few posts ago we talked about hardwood floor stain colors as we mentioned we narrowed down our options to three.
Dark walnut ebony and jacobean.
Minwax design series washes wood effects and waxes offer new options for bare wood and wood that s already stained.
This floor has a mixture of half minwax special walnut and half minwax dark walnut.
Ebony 2 espresso 3.
Four colors from the left 1.
Provincial often works better in more traditional homes and special walnut often looks a bit more contemporary.
Special walnut is very similar to provincial but a tad browner so usually i recommend that a customer tests both colors on their floor to see which they prefer.
If you have red oak one trick you can use is to take fruitwood stain and add other stain colors to it.
If espresso looks red on your floor i am guessing that you have red oak floors instead of white oak.
She said to choose one of the three if using minwax and if using another brand use the minwax colors as a comparison and never go darker than dark walnut nor lighter than special walnut.
Refinishing red oak floors in my house.
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They already look great in their natural colors.
I have followed this advice and it has never disappointed.
Most people stain their floors in an attempt to get them to look like one of these awesome floors.
I hope you have some left over wood to play with until you can get the color you want.
Hard to find pics of espresso thanks.