Comments on: What color stain to use for mid-century oak flooring? http://retrorenovation.com/2009/09/13/stain-color-for-195s-1960s-wood-floors/ Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:16:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terri http://retrorenovation.com/2009/09/13/stain-color-for-195s-1960s-wood-floors/comment-page-1/#comment-72450 Terri Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:45:16 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=17044#comment-72450 At long last, my "new" red oak family room floor is done! No stain, just a clear varnish. It is way lighter than the aged floors in the rest of the house, but if ever we have them refinished, they'll match. Here's a link: http://s689.photobucket.com/albums/vv252/terrihd/Family%20Room%20Construction/?action=view&current=3d5d02ed.jpg Now I'm having a devil of a time finding the baseboard to match the rest of the house. Some think it's oak; others think it's Philippine mahogany. Every vendor here in SF seems to know the milling style, but no one is making it anymore. Leads welcome. At long last, my “new” red oak family room floor is done! No stain, just a clear varnish. It is way lighter than the aged floors in the rest of the house, but if ever we have them refinished, they’ll match.
Here’s a link: http://s689.photobucket.com/albums/vv252/terrihd/Family%20Room%20Construction/?action=view&current=3d5d02ed.jpg

Now I’m having a devil of a time finding the baseboard to match the rest of the house. Some think it’s oak; others think it’s Philippine mahogany. Every vendor here in SF seems to know the milling style, but no one is making it anymore. Leads welcome.

]]> By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2009/09/13/stain-color-for-195s-1960s-wood-floors/comment-page-1/#comment-65074 pam kueber Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:26:19 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=17044#comment-65074 Wow, Terri -- What a great story! The Retro Decorating Gods sent you just what you needed just when you needed it! Wow, Terri — What a great story! The Retro Decorating Gods sent you just what you needed just when you needed it!

]]> By: Terri http://retrorenovation.com/2009/09/13/stain-color-for-195s-1960s-wood-floors/comment-page-1/#comment-65071 Terri Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:43:45 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=17044#comment-65071 Red oak was pretty much "builder's special" in California during that time period. You might find reclaimed flooring of that vintage, as I did. I think glazed tile is pretty standard for the bath, while linoleum (now Marmoleum) was common in kitchens. Red oak was pretty much “builder’s special” in California during that time period. You might find reclaimed flooring of that vintage, as I did. I think glazed tile is pretty standard for the bath, while linoleum (now Marmoleum) was common in kitchens.

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