Hello All;
We've been renovating our home, and have come across an unforseen and unexpected problem ( for us ) with the wood floors and stairs. Our stairs, were built new, and out of red oak, our hardwood floor (chosen after stairs were ordered and installed) is quarter sawn white oak (unfinished). The problem is with the stain. We took a sample of the floor to the paint store where they custom blended a stain to our liking. It looks great on the flooring, however, it looks horrible on the stairs. The stain has a tinge of red in it and the red oak really makes the stain come "alive". We take full reponsability for this error as we did not mention the different woods when getting the stain, nor did we think much of it until the painter brought it to our attention, after staining the stairs...
The problem is that the painter has stained the stairs, and they look, well, red, too red.. Is there any way to make them look not so red. Would it all have to be sanded off?. I have called in the floor guy for advice, on this matter, and was just looking for other opininons to compare notes when we meet
Thanx in advance