Shoe Molding Stained To Match Floors

Metrie complete 3 4 in x 12 ft painted mdf shoe moulding.

Shoe molding stained to match floors.

Modern design eliminates the need for shoe molding by installing the baseboard on top of the hardwood flooring. If the flooring is new and just installed i shoot for oak shoe molding stained to match the floor. 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. I always match my shoe molding to the baseboard.

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. 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. Have stained miles of shoe and only painted a few.

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. 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. Another option is to paint the baseboard and shoe molding before installation.

To do otherwise is poor design tacky and should be a third degree felony. Whether you paint the shoe molding to match the baseboard or stain it to match the floor is a personal preference. Match tones sun fading is a leading cause of mismatched floors. Another benefit of choosing paint over stain is that you can paint the doors and trim to match the baseboards.

If your are putting shoe around a cabinet i would stain the pieces of shoe molding to match the cabinets. Pine or other softwoods are good for painting but do not take stain very well. This frees you to select a complementary color without worry about matching the flooring. The shoe molding not quarter round should absolutely match the wood floor in both stain color and wood species.

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. Painted is the more traditional look.