We are renovating our home and put in some nice oak hardwood flooring. The flooring is quite white (I understand that 'red oak' can often be quite white) with a neutral finish (no noticeable stain tint). We decided to go with Oak doors and trim to match. The trim I used to test my finishing (a 'neutral' oak stain/sealer) matched fine. When I started finishing the doors, however, I noticed that the doors where much more red in color than the trim and floors. With the stain applied, it ended up more golden oak look that I had anticipated, and thus didn't match the floors as anticipated. I do not claim to be a finishing pro, and am looking for a way to 'whiten' red oak. I have actually tried some household bleach, which seems to somewhat do the trick. (sounds crazy, I know!) The local paint stores I have talked to didn't seem to know too much about the issue.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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