Shoe Molding Stained To Match Floors

Modern design eliminates the need for shoe molding by installing the baseboard on top of the hardwood flooring.

Shoe molding stained to match floors.

This frees you to select a complementary color without worry about matching the flooring. Much prefer the look of the shoe matching the floor vs the painted shoe matching the trim. Metrie complete 3 4 in x 12 ft painted mdf shoe moulding. However if you are still not sure before getting your kitchen cabinets refinished below is the list of scenarios and recommendations for each.

Make sure you use the same type of wood as your cabinets oak. Another option is to paint the baseboard and shoe molding before installation. Have stained miles of shoe and only painted a few. To do otherwise is poor design tacky and should be a third degree felony.

Painted is the more traditional look. The shoe molding not quarter round should absolutely match the wood floor in both stain color and wood species. For this reason you would want a shoe molding to cover up the gap that should be there to allow for the expansion and contraction of the wood. If you do choose to stain your moldings make sure to choose a stain grade hardwood base shoe or quarter round molding preferably the same species of wood as your baseboards or floors.

With such small moldings wiping on the stain with a rag is often the easiest method. Also known as shoe or toe molding it is used at the bottom of baseboards and cabinets to cover a small gap or uneven edge between the flooring and the baseboard. From bullnose trim to stain pens to t molding there are many ways to blend new wood floors with preexisting floors to ensure a seamless transition and a polished designer look. I always match my shoe molding to the baseboard.

Item 373522 model 126 pfmdf12. Paired with baseboard and stained or painted to match your trim shoe molding also known as base shoe is a small thin strip of molding that gives your room a finished look. Match tones sun fading is a leading cause of mismatched floors. Pine or other softwoods are good for painting but do not take stain very well.

Maple hickory etc so you get a professional look. If your are putting shoe around a cabinet i would stain the pieces of shoe molding to match the cabinets.