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One way our GC goofed back before he abandoned the job (over two years ago) is that he let the stair guys put in a new white oak edge against old wide plank pine, then he let the floor guys finish the new oak natural, with a poly coat, the same finish as the pine, but with predictably incongruous results. We didn’t have the stomach for the fight over this one, partly because we didn’t know what we would do instead. Anyone have an idea as to a simple solution that would look reasonably nice or at least less obviously like a mistake? We aren’t going to rip out the oak. Should we paint it? Any ideas for matching stain? Minwax colonial maple didn’t work; too light and peachy on the oak.