Stain/Custom Color

Cold Weather and Its Effects on Stains and Finishes (Sponsored)

As the winter months approach, there are some considerations to be thought about when it comes to successful staining and finishing.

Be sure to acclimate finish to manufacturer standards before applying.

Stain/Custom Color

Understand the Color Options When Coating a Wood Floor

How do you go about creating custom color on a wood floor in today's market? Two wood floor experts explain the basics of stains and oils.

Wood floor coloration options are as varied as their application techniques; here a solvent-based stain is being applied.

Tricks of the Trade

Trick of the Trade: ‘My Two Cents’ for Better Stain Mixing

Chuck Balek came up with this tip for mixing wood floor stain after some stain cans changed to being square and you couldn’t fit a stir stick in them.

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Stain/Custom Color

Wood Floor of the Week: Pro Was Born To Save This Maple Herringbone

When Chris McKenna’s dad emigrated from Ireland and founded Woodcraft Floors Inc. almost 40 years ago, one of the NYC-based company’s earliest contracts was refinishing apartments in the Bronx.

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Stain/Custom Color

Show Us a Pic of Your Favorite Job With Stain/Dye/Custom Color

Wood floor pros show off some of their favorite jobs where they used some kind of stain, dye or other custom color to create the floor.

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Stain/Custom Color

My Process to Successfully Stain Maple Flooring

Wood flooring pro Jamie Strohmeyer has to stain maple all the time—here's how he does it without problems.

In our part of the country, staining maple floors is a typical part of the business, but it has to be done carefully.

Wood Floor of the Week: A 'Little Bit of Spice' For Dining Room Floor

This unique dining room parquet features western maple, Brazilian cherry, walnut and hard maple.

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Stain/Custom Color

Foyer Becomes a ‘Foyay’ After Pro's Creative Water-Pop

The homeowners wanted “something special” for their foyer's wood flooring, with the caveat that it had to be stained as black as possible.

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Troubleshooting

Wood Floor Rescue: What Stain Looks Like ... On Top Of Poly

"I was quite surprised at the massacre staring back up at me," wood flooring pro Matthew McGrew of Kenna, W.Va.-based Wood Floors by Book Smart said when he saw this DIY fail.

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Stain/Custom Color

Wood Flooring Glows with that ’80s Vibe

It was the “glow in the dark” options for fractal burns that drew wood floor pro Mike Wong to this electrifying technique.

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Stain/Custom Color

Talking Shop: Your Customer Wants a Black Floor. How Do You Do It?

How do you create a black wood floor? Expert wood flooring professionals and WFB readers share their best practices.

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Stain/Custom Color

How I Use Creative Stain Samples To My Advantage

Wood flooring pro David Harris has developed strategies for stain samples that make choosing a stain easier, foster creativity and create positive social media buzz.

Taking a few extra minutes to make designs out of my stain samples adds some fun for me and my customers, and it's eye-catching on social media.

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