I tore down a wall and joined the two hardwood surfaces to make a nice transition. My house was built in 1954 and has 1.5" oak strips. I went to the local lumber yard and they only had 1.5" maple strips. It looked close so I didn't think it would be a problem. I have spent 2 days now on this project...
-cutting existing oak floor 6"
-installing (4) 1.5" maple pieces
-hand sanding to make the new maple pieces fit width and flush with existing oak pieces
-etc
Everything was looking great so I pulled out the stain I used when I refinished my hardwood floors (just last summer). It is minwax wood finish stain golden oak. I put on at least 7 coats and it was still WAY off, the maple it was too light still. Is this because I used maple and not oak?
Is there anything I can do?
I will be devastated if I am going to loose all that time and $35 in maple strips.
I already sanded the stain off so it is bare wood (Pictured below)
