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Mon, Apr 23, 12 at 7:25
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I am new to this forum and am not sure if this is the place to ask this. I am building a home and I have a medium brown stain on my Maple cabinets in an open floor plan. My question is what color stain should I have on my oak 3 panel doors and trim? The trim and doors are up and they are in a natural state right now and I am in love with the lightness! I should also mention that I have handscraped natural light hickory flooring throughout...Can I get away with natural doors and trim too? Will that look silly in the bathroom next to the medium brown Maple cabinets? I do like the color of the medium stain too....what would look best? Please..any help!!! I am desperate! Thanks in advance!!! |
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| I think you can go anywhere between the color of the floors and the color of the cabinets. Oak darkens up significanly on its own without any stain, so even a natural finish (no stain) will appear darker than they look now. A true natural colored oak can only be accomplished with water based finishes, so be sure to ask for samples before committing to anything. |
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- Posted by issalambert (My Page) on Mon, Apr 23, 12 at 16:04
| Thank you for the helpful information!! I appreciate it very much!!! |
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- Posted by Jumpilotmdm (My Page) on Sat, Apr 28, 12 at 20:46
| Try Minwax Early American. I suggest making the oak intentionally different so it doesn't look like you tried to match and missed. |
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