Staining Maple Floors Darker

I have red oak floors and want to stain a dark color.
Staining maple floors darker. Applying your stain or dye. Question i have finished my entertainment center and it looks great but i have come to the knowledge that maple is hard to stain and achieve an even color. Seal pine before wood staining.
Am the new owner of an apartment that has its original maple floors from 1903. Even flooring professionals lose sleep over this process because there are dozens of variables that can make staining go wrong. Experiment with sealing the wood.
They are a dark brownish red maple. We had it done like 2 summers ago not sure if you were reading my blog then. The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color.
It should be noted that dying staining a maple floor is a special process that costs more than ordinary refinishing but achieves a very beautiful result for those that want to have a dark floor but are living with a maple floor. We highly recommend a stain conditioner to control the evenness of the application. I didn t know that so i am looking for advice on how to achieve the best results.
Yeah so this is exactly what we have maple floors with dark walnut stain. Staining floors especially for first time do it yourselfers is a tricky business. Some time in the 80 s or 90 s they were stained a beautiful milky white with slight pink and blue.
If your floor is oak maple or another light to medium light hardwood you can choose to make it darker by staining it and many people do. I think i should match this or either go lighter in the same tones but don t want to. Staining maple a dark color here s a variety of suggestions for getting maple to take a dark even stain.