Advice with staining Brazilian cherry brown

last year

My solid Brazilian cherry (Jatoba) floors need to be refinished. While we’re at it, I want to tone down the red without bleaching or going super dark. My contractor typically uses Duraseal. He showed me pics of dark walnut he used on another job, but it is a little dark for me. Has anyone used a Duraseal in a something like special walnut or aged barrel, or a mixture of a Gray/brown stain ( like from their “intermix” line)? Or Basic coatings hypertone? Hypertone is the only line I’ve even seen with Jatoba samples on their website. Below is what I currently have vs. closer to what I am hoping to achieve.

hoping for (from hypertone gallery)

current

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wdccruise
last year
Past houzz discussions on this topic:
- Questions about refinishing my jatoba floor
- JATOBA flooring - do I have to rip it out or can I work with it? Help
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
IMO you need to go darker to get rid of the red and I happen to love dark floors
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Kerri Cook
Original Author
last year
My concerns with darker floors are that I have a giant white dog, and my home has a very coastal vibe (driftwood, shiplap, blues and greens). If I go too dark it will be a bear to keep clean. My contractor is going to make a sample board when I decide on some colors, so wish me luck!
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G & S Floor Service
last year
Use Red Out or pink blocker before applying your choice of brown stain.
User
last year
Jatoba will always be markedly red, unless multi process bleached, or dyed dark. It's just like hair. If you have fire engine red hair, your options for going light brown are only going to include multiple bleachings and toning. High labor, high cost. Love it for what it is, or replace it. Replacing it will be cheaper than multiple manipulations to get the red out.
Liz Romer
11 days ago
I have the same issue, including the giant white dog. What did you end up doing and are you happy with it?