Stain colors like Varathane’s Special Walnut and Bona Antique Brown, Medium Brown or Spice Brown are good choices for mid-toned brown wood floors. Generally, the only hardwood floor colors that ...

They are a more attractive selling point than light or dark floors too. One reason hardwood is so attractive is the range of natural color options you’ve got, even before stain is added.

Also note that some hardwood floor stain colors work better than others depending on the type of oak. Gray stains, for example, don’t look that great with the underlying pink tones of red oak ...

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