Lounge floor stained

A few days ago i spent the whole evening staining the lounge floor. The actual staining didn't take long but i had to wait 2 hrs before i could re-coat & i needed to put 3 coats on.It was midnight before i got to bed.
On waking up the next day i wasn't convinced of the colour!! The new boards are far too pale & stick out like a sore thumb. I may have to re-sand the new boards & put a darker colour down, but i will take this decision later.
Tomorrow is a potentially big day as i am hoping that the cottage will be reconnected to the electricity supply, but i'm not hopeful. It's taken 3 months to get to the stage where somebody is coming out but i'm not convinced he'll bring a meter with him. I've had so many conversations with various departments of the electric board & nobody believes me that i haven't got a meter!!!