Pickling is the best choice for white staining oak.
Pickled oak wood flooring.
The floors are pickled oak wood which is a great match with the off white walls and helps give a brighter pop of color into this modern space.
When pickling oak wood again apply the stain with a brush but it s important to wipe the stain against the grain.
Minwax wood finish is a penetrating oil based wood stain which provides beautiful rich color that enhances the natural wood grain.
Best polyurethane to use when whitewashing your floors.
You would use this to camouflage the pink.
Often you might add bleach if you have red oak hardwood.
More about this later.
If you have oak floors pickling is your best bet.
Most hardwood species can be bleached to complement a decorative motif but darker hardwoods like red oak hickory and ash are particularly suited for this application.
We think it came out beautifully.
A similar technique to whitewashing pickling also involves the application of a white stain that will brighten your wood without completely covering the material.
When you use a whitewash you must use a water based polyurethane.
Along with furniture like the red oak bench shown here pickling is a great choice for pine floors beadboard wainscot and paneled shutters.
Follow the steps below to see how to pickle wood furniture.
The whitewash collects in the darker grain creating a sort of sun bleached negative of the natural wood for a weathered driftwood look.
Because of the large pores and the natural grain pattern of oak this technique is essential for working the stain down into the pores of the wood.
If you use an oil based poly it will turn your floor yellow so don t even think about it.
Final application of white stain for the pickled floor.