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Deborah M

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Painting: Can stains on 2 different wood floors be made to match or closely match?

We have 100 year old heart pine floors in our home. We are doing a kitchen remodel and cannot use the floors there. We put new oak floor on top of that. Is it possible to match the stain on the new floor to the old one?

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Deborah M Chatham, VA on Jun 22, 2012
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    APSuess Fine Woodworking on Jul 11, 2012
    In these situations I generally use an old furniture repair/refinisher's trick. I'd match the ...»
    color as close as possible using a Finisher's Colorwheel (available online; Google "Finisher's Colorwheel"). All you do is turn the color wheels to combine different tints and the resulting color will show up in the window. Includes over six dozen combinations, including all the standard tints like Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna, Van Dyke Brown and more. The colorwheel will also provide color gradations for various mixing percentages.

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Kitchens: Does anyone have slate countertops in their kitchen? How do you like it? Was it easy/difficult to install?

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Deborah M Chatham, VA on Oct 22, 2011
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    Deborah M on Oct 28, 2011
    The Kitchen Designer Blog is an awesome site! I will use it for a lot more than just ...»
    countertop questions. Thanks to all of you for your great comments! I think we are going to go visit the slate company and look around before we decide for sure.

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