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Jun 9, 2022
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We asked wood floor pros this question, and they shared some gorgeous projects. Here are some of our favorite responses from our readers on the WFB Facebook page.

Chad Henzig

Century maple water-popped and stained with spice brown.

 

 

 

 

Gregg Pierce

Bona Nordic and Traffic satin.

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey Odachowski

I had to match the risers that were 20 years old… about 12 stain colors.

 

 

 

 

Adrian Molitor

DuraSeal Jacobean.

 

 

 

 

Tadas Sadunas

Ciranova reactive.

 

 

 

 

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Herringbone install with a brass inlay and Rubio Monocoat in Oyster.

 

 

 

 

RELATED: How We Did This Job: An Obsession With Color Fixed This Floor

Nathan Hourigan

Loba PreTone, one was a brown and the other was a white. Finished in Rubio Monocoat White, all on 

180-mm heart pine.

 

 

 

 

Daniels Floors

Acacia stained with a custom blend.

 

 

 

 

Rob Prest

A few different stains, added rustic marks and Berger-Seidle matte GreenStar.

 

 

 

 

Max Hardwood Floors Corp.

Wirebrushed rift and quarter white oak with Rubio Monocoat custom color.

 

 

 

 

Andy Anderson

Nutmeg on rift and quartered white oak.

 

 

 

 

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A pine floor that we wire-brushed on site and then finished with Pallmann X333 Grey and Pallmann Magic Oil 2K Ergo. Such a cool aged look.

 

 

 

 

Matthew Szyszka

3”x15” #1 white oak herringbone beveled on site, pretreated with Rubio Fumed Light and finished with Rubio Oyster hardwax oil.

 

 

 

 

Scott Eubanks

Brazilian cherry grain-popped and stained with ebony and three coats of Pallmann matte water-based urethane.

 

 

 

 

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