So last night before i went to bed i tested out some whitewash options.
Bleached whitewashed red oak floors.
Choose a method based on the stain composition.
This image shows an old bedroom floor completely sanded.
The smooth look of maple.
Bleached red oak stair rails baseboards and treads complement the light shades of this staircase and room.
Household bleach oxalic acid or a two part kit containing hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide.
The textured lines of oak.
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My dream white bleached floors realized.
There are three common methods for wood beaching.
About 70 percent of our floors were old and in the other areas new floor boards were added to match the old floors.
Bleaching your hardwood floor is an option when you have stubborn stains that will not disappear.
The best woods for bleaching include oak beach ash and gum.
The main reason for this is that red oak has red undertones in the wood so when you add whitewash your get a bit of a pink look which is very unappealing for most.
For some reason i expected it to be a closer race between the two options but whitewash ran away with the vote.
First and last shots show final color lenny describes the process of applying two part bleach solution to a red oak panel at the 2018 nwfa sand and finish.
If you end up using this method to bleach red oak and you feel like there is still too much red you can repeat steps 2 4 until you are happy with the color.
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Diy whitewashed red oak studio floor part 1 i gave the stain a couple of days to make sure it was really good and dry and then i mixed up my custom white tinted polyurethane to seal the floor.
So if you end up sanding the wood a lot you could reveal red by removing too much of the bleached layer.
So if you want a whitewashed look or even a light to mid gray you ll want to take an extra step and bleach the floors first to camouflage the pink.
Varieties like poplar and pine are already so light that removing further natural wood color might render them bland and lifeless.
I only used the white tinted polyurethane for the first two coats and i brushed on these two coats using a 5 inch stain and waterproofing brush.
For step by step instructions go to how to create a whitewashed scandi floor.
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Customized hardwood finishes offer new decorative dimension architects builders and interior designers feature north american hardwoods because of their natural characteristics and beauty.
