Wood floor stain match

[branimal]

I am replacing the tile in my kitchen with the same wood I have in the rest of the large loft like room. I stained the wood matte Jacobean in 2013. They are 3/4” x 4” wide red oak planks.
What is the best way to get the new floor to match the old floor?
Here are pics of the wood to tile transition;
Thanks!!!

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[James-W]

It is very difficult to match a stain exactly. The wood in different trees may not match perfectly even with the same exact same stain. But you should be able to get the match very close.

 

[ford33]

Make many wood test panels. Apply stain to the test panels and note the amount of time the stain was allowed to soak into the wood before being wiped off. Take another lighter and then darker stain and mix several variations with your existing stain. Apply to test panel and record soak time.

Finish all the panels with the top coating you used before. Then compare panels with the existing floor for the best fit. It will be very difficult to match the existing floor stain and you will need to mix and time record until you get it right. This is very time consuming.

Another method, would be to remove the existing finish and install new flooring in the tile area then refinish the entire wood floor.

 

[branimal]

Guys great advice. I need to start testing on a sample piece ASAP. Before I even lay the floor down.

Thx


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[branimal]

Take another lighter and then darker stain and mix several variations with your existing stain.

Ford, dumb question, why do I need to test the lighter and darker stain if I know the existing stain?

I chose miniwax Jacobean for the floors in 2013.

 

[Angelfire]

Start with the stain you used before. If it doesn't match, then you can either look for another pre-packaged stain that looks to be closer and try that. Or, purchase some aniline dyes and adjust the stain to match better (ie. darker, redder, etc....). Personally I use Trans-tint dyes and have had very good success with them. Just make sure you make a note of how much dye you've added so when you run out of stain and have to mix another batch, you get it exact (DAMHIKT).
Cheers

 

[ddurrett896]

I'm a fan of gel stains, particularly General Finishes. I was in a similar boat with original hardwood in the house that had been stained Ebony (almost black) a year before and decided to go against wood in the kitchen because of high traffic with no rugs, dogs and water.

My pet peeve is where someone tries to match and it's not 100% or even close - just looks like an incomplete job. What I went with was a wood like tile (6x24 white wash from Lowes) that is the complete opposite of the rest of the house. Came our great and I actually prefer the breakup from the rest of the house - kinda defines the kitchen.