White 5% or smoke 5% are two top ones for me! Lots of natural wood tones still gleaming throughout the flooring, with a brightness level that adds plenty of contrast to the room :) p.s. I'm needing an update on the final decision!
Love that! And we still have not done these floors! The renovation has taken some surprising turns but will definitely post again with the final color once we get them stained ; )
The darker tones clearly make the two wood types look similar (obviously if painted black they'd look the same lol). But for overall beauty I think the Oyster is a nice tone without whiting out the wood too much like some of the mist or smoke ones.
Hello, thank you for sharing this video. I am currently involved in a project of converting a dark wood floor into a light wood floor. Dark brown and I am going for a light grey, cream or something just light. Will the stain really work on very dark wood to convert to very light wood.
I think going with a deliberate white shade might look a bit unnatural. I would also like to know what your plans are for walls and furniture because it all has to work together. The lightening effect you want to implement could just be done with furniture. I do think it's important to have some contrast, but it doesn't have to be extreme. If you had to choose one though, I would go with Oyster. Otherwise, I'm drawn to Smoke Oak.
Any update on the floors? We have similar douglas fir and really want the white 5% to be the stain for us but don't know yet. What did you end up using and do you have any pictures?
You know we actually have not even finished them yet! We've been paused for a foundation rebuild bit plan to pick this back up again soon and will share images of the process and final look.
Did you consider trying the Pure? I heard it ambers the wood a little and Natural can offset that. From your results natural does look very close to the raw wood.
We were wanting to stay away from the amber/yellow side since fir goes that way naturally overtime. So we tried to stick with more neutral and "colder" colors. The smoke oak being the outlier with a slightly warmer green tone.
We are in a parallel universe - testing Rubio on the fir floors of our 1910 home in Everett WA as I write this! So grateful to find your video with all the selections on fir and Rubio specifically. We are 10 years into our restoration... Our upstairs floors look just like your farmhouse, beautifully ambered orange, but downstairs has had a lot more wear and there are dark areas. We want the fir to stay warm and light (basically like it looks raw) and we ordered White. We like the 5%. I like the Oyster, but at the end of the day we might chicken out and just do Clear. Are you going with the Smoke Oak? I thought the Oyster blended pretty well too! Can’t wait to hear what you decided! Great to find your channel! Thank you!
Oh that's so great! Everett has some beautiful old homes! You know I think we're leaning to Natural at this time : ). Thinking the space might feel a little bigger with a lighter floor...
@@TheGRITandPolish Beautiful white oak floor! Sanded or stained, it looks fantastic. Have a 1940's home with Fir and are about to embark on redoing our floors. We are planning to bleach so we can get past the inherent orange of the floor. Best of luck to you!
Yes Rishi. I would describe the Savannah as grey with the slightest green hue rather than a colder blue grey. It seemed to hide more of the grain almost seeming lightly opaque as opposed to something like the black that really made the grain pop.
Cotton white for a beach house looks great. Thanks for showing all the colors, it really helped.
Appreciate the note! Yes for a beach house!
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From an internet view....the smoke oak and the black are both beautiful! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Agree! The oak responds to the color better and the black in the grain is 👀
From Smoke Oak to the Black are my four favorites...Darker is better...lol.
White 5% or smoke 5% are two top ones for me! Lots of natural wood tones still gleaming throughout the flooring, with a brightness level that adds plenty of contrast to the room :)
p.s. I'm needing an update on the final decision!
Love that! And we still have not done these floors! The renovation has taken some surprising turns but will definitely post again with the final color once we get them stained ; )
The darker tones clearly make the two wood types look similar (obviously if painted black they'd look the same lol). But for overall beauty I think the Oyster is a nice tone without whiting out the wood too much like some of the mist or smoke ones.
Well said!
Agree with yhis 👍
I like DC Smoke and Cotton White, they are bright without this yellowish tone.
Agree they could be nice for a bit more fresh modern look!
Hello, thank you for sharing this video. I am currently involved in a project of converting a dark wood floor into a light wood floor. Dark brown and I am going for a light grey, cream or something just light. Will the stain really work on very dark wood to convert to very light wood.
I don't think you'll be able to lighten the existing color without stripping/sanding the dark color away.
I think going with a deliberate white shade might look a bit unnatural. I would also like to know what your plans are for walls and furniture because it all has to work together. The lightening effect you want to implement could just be done with furniture. I do think it's important to have some contrast, but it doesn't have to be extreme. If you had to choose one though, I would go with Oyster. Otherwise, I'm drawn to Smoke Oak.
Thanks Beta. Smoke Oak has been a popular selection! We'll be finishing this project this fall so stay tuned ; )
Hey, thanks for making the video all about you and not actually about the product.
My pleasure!
Any update on the floors? We have similar douglas fir and really want the white 5% to be the stain for us but don't know yet. What did you end up using and do you have any pictures?
You know we actually have not even finished them yet! We've been paused for a foundation rebuild bit plan to pick this back up again soon and will share images of the process and final look.
@@TheGRITandPolish Thanks for the update, looking forward to seeing it!
Did you consider trying the Pure? I heard it ambers the wood a little and Natural can offset that. From your results natural does look very close to the raw wood.
We were wanting to stay away from the amber/yellow side since fir goes that way naturally overtime. So we tried to stick with more neutral and "colder" colors. The smoke oak being the outlier with a slightly warmer green tone.
That is interesting - Natural off sets the ambering the Clear might cause. Do you think the White 5% is close to the Natural?
We are in a parallel universe - testing Rubio on the fir floors of our 1910 home in Everett WA as I write this! So grateful to find your video with all the selections on fir and Rubio specifically. We are 10 years into our restoration...
Our upstairs floors look just like your farmhouse, beautifully ambered orange, but downstairs has had a lot more wear and there are dark areas. We want the fir to stay warm and light (basically like it looks raw) and we ordered White. We like the 5%. I like the Oyster, but at the end of the day we might chicken out and just do Clear.
Are you going with the Smoke Oak? I thought the Oyster blended pretty well too! Can’t wait to hear what you decided! Great to find your channel! Thank you!
Lol, we also got flooring for repair down at Earthwise!
Oh that's so great! Everett has some beautiful old homes! You know I think we're leaning to Natural at this time : ). Thinking the space might feel a little bigger with a lighter floor...
@@TheGRITandPolish Beautiful white oak floor! Sanded or stained, it looks fantastic. Have a 1940's home with Fir and are about to embark on redoing our floors. We are planning to bleach so we can get past the inherent orange of the floor. Best of luck to you!
OK, so what did you go with?
You know we still have not finished the floors!!! : )
Is the Savannah colour similar to a gray?
Yes Rishi. I would describe the Savannah as grey with the slightest green hue rather than a colder blue grey. It seemed to hide more of the grain almost seeming lightly opaque as opposed to something like the black that really made the grain pop.
Chocolate is darker than black...interesting...