When replacing individual boards in a hardwood floor, should you use a dark wood or try to match the existing?
Question:Would the new dark wood provide a nice accent or look out of place? Is it even possible to match the stain and grain and wood of an old floor exactly? If I'm off by only a little bit, will it show?
Answers:
Try to match it. Also not that the finish you use will slightly tint the wood. Varnish or shellac will yellow the wood, while urethane will not. Good luck!
I would go with the try to match thing it would look ten times better and would not stick out !!
depends on how much darker . if not much it wouldn't look to bad., the grain you can't match if the would you have is older. new wood just does not match.you can try and stain and get close to the color but grain is so different.
Definitely, try matching it first. You either buy a piece, match it, then if it's ok, buy some more.
It's very ugly to put different shade on just one area. Might as well do a lot of corners or areas so it will look like custom built.
Use wood and stain that will match as close as possible.
One board, being replaced will show up like a sore thumb, and take away from the beauty of the wood.
You can get some great stains from minwax and even mix and match some stains until you get the right formula.
I wish you well...
Jesse
It's virtually impossible to get an exact match. Go a bit darker . If it's lighter it will show up too much
always go a little lighter. 99% of woods and finishes will darken a little over time mostly due to sun exposure. if it is a site finished floor it will be difficult to have it look good. if its a prefinished floor it should be easy to track down where it came from. if you look on the bottom of the boards when you take them out they should be stamped with a brand name or manufacturer. go to them and they should be able to help you more
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