#MINWAX STAIN COLORS SPECIAL WALNUT HOW TO#
#MINWAX STAIN COLORS SPECIAL WALNUT SERIES#

#MINWAX STAIN COLORS SPECIAL WALNUT HOW TO#

HOW TO SEAL WOOD WITHOUT CHANGING THE COLOR: Don’t be afraid to start small and apply more as needed. I apply anywhere between 1 to 3 stain coats until I reach desired color. Apply your combo stain over the white washed wood, and wipe off excess. Weathered oak gives the wood a bit of a rusticness, and special walnut brings in the warmth.ĭo this by staining a piece of scrap wood with whitewash, and then testing your stain color with a separate sponge brush or cloth. My best advice is to make Weathered Oak your base and add Special Walnut, little by little, until you reach your desired color. My mixtures usually end up about 2/3rds Weathered Oak and the rest Special Walnut. In a separate container, I combine Special Walnut & Weathered Oak. But will definitely do the job! Combine Stains I recently used Minwax ColorWash and it’s essentially the same idea, just more watered down – so it takes more coats. Repeat as many times as necessary.Įdited to add: It seems White Wash Pickling is hard to find these days. It’s perfect for interior staining projects such as wood furniture, cabinets, doors and more. I wait a few minutes and then apply the second coat and again, wipe off the excess. 32 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) About this item RICH EVEN COLOR Minwax Wood Finish is a deep penetrating, oil-based wood stain that provides beautiful color and enhances the natural wood grain in one coat. I do this by applying one coat with a sponge brush or cloth and then wiping off the excess.

I usually give the wood one or two coats to create a very light-colored pine base to work with. Any white wash would probably do the trick. I have used Minwax and Varathane’s version of White Wash Pickling for our projects and had great results with both. The key is to start with a coat (or two) of white wash to take the yellow out of the wood and give it that gorgeous weathered finish. Wall color: BM Revere Pewter at 50% strengthĭining room chandelier: Home Depot - Home Decorator's Collection, Boswell Quarter 14 in.How to apply the stain combination: Whitewash Stain: Minwax 50/50 blend of Minwax Classic Gray & Minwax Special Walnut I hope this post is helpful for those of you looking for inspiration for your In daylight, the color was slightly lighter, but the Jacobean blend was still VERY dark. This photo was taken at night in artificial light. On the left is 50/50 Classic Gray & Jacobean, and on the right is 50/50 Classic Gray & Special Walnut.

#MINWAX STAIN COLORS SPECIAL WALNUT SERIES#

The last photo in the series is of the two samples on the freshly sanded, unfinished floor. The new flooring color made our space seem larger and more polished looking. As with all red oak floors, you can't completely eliminate the red undertones, but I am absolutely in love with the finished product. The color works perfectly with the current gray trends, but will age well as styles evolve. The result was a timeless, light neutral brown, with slight gray undertones, highlighting the beautiful natural grain of the wood floors. The flooring company we hired uses a water popping process for every job so the stain stays consistent throughout. Our final choice was the 50/50 blend of Minwax Classic Gray and Minwax Special Walnut in a satin finish. I am including several different pictures of the finished product, which turned out even better than I had imagined. Our red oak floors really absorbed the stain colors, making the Jacobean blend far too dark for what we were looking for, but the Special Walnut blend was absolutely perfect! Once the two stains were down, my decision was easy. They recommended a 50/50 mix of Minwax Classic Gray & Jacobean, but because I didn't want the floors to be too dark, I asked them to also put down a 50/50 blend of Minwax Classic Gray & Special Walnut. I felt like the After deciding that I was probably going to want some sort of blend, our flooring company talked me through some options. I wanted a light color that would brighten the space and also one that would downplay (although not completely eliminate) the red tones of the red oak floors. I scoured Houzz, Pinterest and the entire internet looking for pictures to help me decide which stain color to choose. After years of wear and tear (more than 10 years of renters), it was time for a redo. It was obviously a fairly recent DIY job and the stain was a dark almost Burgundy color. When we bought our house 15 years ago, the stain on the 60-year-old red oak floors was a dark Burgundy color.

Minwax stain colors special walnut