The color looked really nice, and I instantly knew it would work in my space, too, because it was similar enough. <3, Thank you SO much for this post!! I wanted a grayish brown. It takes a stain well, is durable, inexpensive, and a good cabinet choice. Maybe Jacobean. We took 3 feet of water, in our 1955 mid century home, with Hurricane Harvey last Aug. Ive had one nightmare after the next, ever since. Bottom line if youre using the weathered wood (gray) accelerator, make sure to choose a lacquer spray over a poly. This means that it works with a lot and doesnt stand out too muchwhich makes it a good choice for something like this mini garden trellis. Its interesting because on White Oak, in our experience, the color is much lighter than what is shown in your post. What color stain would you use to achieve a blonde look with Douglas fir? By far the best post Ive seen on explaining the nuances of staining wood. looking to refinish our hardwood floors.

The first of the dark stains we tried was also the more neutral in tone. How many coats did you apply and how long did you leave each coat on for? Ive done several wood projects, but I was considering using birch plywood for the first time. Do you have tips for re-staining newly nailed western red cedar shingles? Available in 70 kid-friendly, pet-friendly fabrics, this line was created with families in mind. Whitewood sometimes got blotchy (again, thats likely to do with the quality of the wood), and poplar looked great but its just not my favorite wood to work with so I tend to favor the others more. Thank you so much Julia, Great post! Looking at the photos above, some pretty clear patterns emerge for me. Any cherry or red furniture I bleach before doing all the other steps. The pine looks SO MUCH better with the conditioner. Definitely referencing this any time we have a staining project. Dunn Lumber and its partners cannot and do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information, materials, or advice on dunndiy.com. Im a beginner learning how to refinish furniture sanding is therapeutic to me, and I love seeing the potential in the wood under all the old stain/ varnish. I really appreciate the effort put into this and the comparisons are really useful. Can you explain what you meant by lighten if 50% how did you do that? This color worked really well on all of the wood species, and is really a great, pure black. As a reminder, here are all the types of wood in their natural, raw state: 1. Only one on each. You might note that both pine varieties feel a little splotchy with this dark, gray-ish brown. Great Post! I have made two wooden pieces for self use, and I had no clue how much FUN staining could be! I must have read that wrong somewhere. Hi, I Am searching for best stain for cedar fence. Next up, lets take a look at the wood accelerators. Its the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. Such useful info! And, to add in a whole other factor, stains change depending on the wood youre staining. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Youll see just how necessary it is in a minute, because of course we took our observations one step further and only used conditioner on the bottom half of each piece of wood so you can see the difference it makes. Im sure you have saved many of us from buying the wrong stain/wood combination for a project. Oh man, where was this post in the summer when I got new floors?! Gorgeous! i want to try the white after sadning but i think ill do the walnut to match my dark floors and grey corrian counters. I cant thank you enough. And were so happy to have you here. Im about to make a few frames with pine and Ill definitely be getting the conditioner now! I have been doing wood finishing for over 20 years and I cant tell you how hard it is to get a client to appreciate how different stains look on different types of wood. Would it take that stain well? This is so great that you are partnering with Minwax. Its a beautiful medium shade that doesnt read yellow at all. 5. This article is SO helpful! lighten, darken, turn redder, etc.)? For this particular experiment, I stuck to just wood that can easily be found at your local big box hardware store no specialty wood here. Your email address will not be published. Anyway, it is so informative and so incredibly helpful. In my mind, it would have a similar effect to the red oak, but Ive never worked with mahogany before. The wooden advent calendar is a mix of white wood and hemlock. Probably, but youd likely need a combo of stains and Im not sure what that combo would be. The white oak looks even, but the red oak looks like zebra stripesalthough the dark walnut showed less contrast than the jacobean. We've been doing this since 2009 and we've posted a whopping 24145+ blog posts and counting. The white on the pine makes my heart race! In an industry that often feels designed to make you discontent, we want this to be place you come for inspiration, ideas, and encouragement to make the space you're already in feel like home. As a reminder, these are just brushed on with a foam brush and then left alone. Minwax Pickled Oak. You might need a little help searching, huh? Im having white cabinets/white granite with greyish Island, and butcher block counters and white windows. Did I mention we bought bright orange appliances by the Big Chill pro line? I wondered why the pine wood looks such a different color in the picture where you have all the pine boards next to each other vs. in the pictures with the Jacobean and Dark Walnut stains? Were putting down pine floors in our new house and I have probably eight cans of stain sitting a few feet away from me for testing haha! White scares me with upkeep/kids but afraid stain wont go with design Im going for. Get more details on these and how they work on this post right here! I made it custom for myself! Question, do have any idea as to whether the sealer/shellac will change the stain colors at all (i.e. Varathane Espresso is one of the darkest stain options and therefore shows up pretty similarly on various types of wood. Most stains are great for interior and exterior, but youd need to check the label on the specific color and brand you want to try. I really liked the way pine took pretty much every single stain, and of these four I actually think it was the most consistent and true to the color I expected. You all did a lot of work thank you! You may also note that the grain on the red oak really becomes obvious once you add on stain. Now, the faux wood floors have tones of walnut and the counter tops are white and Im trying to do my shelves in something that will go with all the different tones but not be too matchy-matchy. These dont have poly on them. I just wanted to say thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I bought silver-toned door hardware for the painting gray side and antique brass for the side I want to stain. This is SO and great and helpful- I seriously loved reading this and studying the results. Minwax is always my go-to for wood staining, Ive been using it for almost 20 years now. Really nice job on this! I am thinking I will use a golden oak stain and if its not perfect I may add a coat of white over it.

When I planned to use this stain again, I was expecting a similar result, but applying it to a buffet table made from spruce and various other white woods resulted in a very intense, golden-orange color. I love the Ebony stain on pine. Yes, this is one coat of stain. Definitely going to reference this post for future stain projects. ), Red Oak (too dark) and Red Chestnut (too red). Dang- wish I had seen/used your wood stain tips! This really helped me determine the piece I am working on is red oak!

Were a couple of homebodies, working to uncover the home our home wants to be. }); Im trying to get a greige color using knotty Alder. Im curious of a recipe for red oak to match white oak. We have been using Pickled Oak on a ton of projects lately. The color Early American in general reminds me of the Provincial stain color, although with a little more warmth in it. And sure enough, thats the color on my bedroom walls today! Still love the solid wood cabinets, still love the arrangement. I appreciate your work doing this, but now Im more confused! Thank You, Thank You Thank You for doing this. Very helpful post! Looking for how a specific stain color will look on a certain type of wood? Im looking for the perfect stain for my coffee table made of poplar. containerEl: document.querySelector('#fd-form-5d839cbe8ab47e000f14432c') And I LOVE that white stain someone mentioned they cant find it hope that isnt an issue. Ive personally used the weathered wood one for this project, and I used the aged wood one on this DIY raised garden bed. Cabot makes a good one, and you can get it from Lowes. Our home is a traditional colonial with all white oak floors except the previous homeowners remodeled the kitchen and dining room and put in red oak! if you have other ideas let me know. I built a queen sized farmhouse bed a YEAR ago this month and I have yet to gain the courage to actually stain and finish it, fearing Ill hate it after I screw it up with an ugly stain color or horrible application of it. Turns out, it looks great with the right treatment. Thanks for doing this experiment and sharing! It can be applied over any wood but is especially necessary when working with soft or porous woods like pine, alder, birch, and maple. Is that weird? I am looking to build a platform / platform bed and I have white oak grey pink floors and looking to contrast it with either a less grainy wood like natural Birch, Maple, and not White Oak, but may want to stain it with a semi glossed Charcoal Gray. It really is gorgeous! YOU ARE AWESOME. It totally removes the red/pink undertones! Last, is the redder of the two dark stains we experimented with. Minwax makes a a few really great topcoats. Help me with your special undertone eyes! Have a green thumb but nowhere to flex it? My favorite black paint is Limousine Leather by Behr! If this is a potential series, Id love more in depth on layering stains and working with Gel Stains as that is surprisingly easy to do but provides very next level results. I thought this this was the most helpful, comprehensive site for wood floor stains. Please sponsor at least one more post just like this but with other woods and stains. Youll notice with this stain that the effect on different wood species is less pronounced than the previous stain. It was so beautiful and I momentarily thought OUR STUDY COULD BE A FORMAL DINING ROOM. We used Jacobean everywhere after testing a small area and it hid the old spots, and the old and new floors matched! A place to shop our home room by room, or just catch up on what Julia's wearing / loving right now? I have a bit of a dilemma in that I have white oak floors in my newly renovated kitchen and original red Oak from 1930 on the rest of my main floor. It very much like mixing paint for the right shadebegin light and add small amounts of the darker. If youre not having success with home improvement store products to get the color youre after, paying just a bit more for a different brand can really help (or vice versa if youre wondering why a different brand is giving much darker color). This turned out a little splotchy on the poplar and on the common pine. I think my blocks got mixed up on this picture from left to right you have: select pine, poplar, red oak, and then the common pine. This was a great post!! Do more!! :) Thank you so much for this post!! THANK YOU!!!! :). This is SUCH a helpful post! We have aged red oak floors that are very orangey and when we reach the point of refinishing Im trying to decide if I want to stain it with something to neautralize the red just a little or go light. Thanks for the information. It helped me tremendously! varathane oleum based My best guess is about $30 less coming out of my pocket which will cover door hinges, door pulls and the shelf pins.. Im also learning a lot from the feedback responses. PLEASE WATER MARK YOUR PHOTOS SO I CAN FIND THE PROPER SOURCE! Is there yellow pine and white pine? They were applied and excess removed within about 3 minutes. Love this! Thanks so much for any insight you might have! Love this post. We sampled Jacobean and dark walnut on pine and our samples came out much darker than yours. Birch is a hardwood (both yellow and white) and rates a 4 out of 5 on the hardness scale. Great information! I dont have the same wood as the doors, to do samples on, but Ive used the conditioner and sampled Red Mahagony (way too purple and dark), Dark Walnut (too dark), Special Walnut (a contender), Gunstock (way too orange), English Chesnut (not too bad), Cherry (very light) Honey (very dark!? Continued good luck ! Ive been seeking for good stain for my bedroom pine furniture. You can compare this with the Provincial stain on the six-pack holder and see a slight difference. LOVE this postvery helpful!! Help! Thanks for this post! Your post was the clincher. So I remembered your post and whipped it up.. thank you. This is a great example of the color difference between brands. There are 2 options of stains I found for me but I cant decide which one would be the best. Still, I know that being able to visualize the stain in my space is the key for me. Great post & great blog!! Seriously though, I came here looking for some ideas of which wood to use and which stain and now its even harder to decide what I want to do. Love this post!! It does little more than speed up the natural yellowing process of lighter woods, with that coat of oil that always gives wood a more golden appearance. Joining our weekly newsletter gives you access to exclusive content, never-before-seen photos, your questions answered, and our favorite DIYs. So, I decided to do an actual experiment to show you how different types of wood react to different stain colors. Wonderful!!! We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. Weve done a lot of projects, and theyre all here. I really love the Simply White and am considering using it on an antique mahogany piece. Its so hard to decide!! Know your undertones! As a result, I was delighted to have discovered your website. This is an awesome resource, thank you! Thank you SO much for doing this! Really appreciated it you could totally make a series out of it! VERY instructive and helpful. I had to decide quickly (insert problem) for selecting a stain and was not used to staining any type of cedar and made the mistake of teak (color choice). This will hopefully help you see how Pine, Birch, Poplar, White Oak and Red Oaks undertones play with different stain undertones. Ive been agonizing about possibilities as I refinish the top of an antique oak dining table and chairs. Ex: contractors squatting in my back room at night, appliances stolen (we were in a motel for 9 months) problems with pouring concrete flooring, broken pipes under the foundation and last but not least, the City of Houston. Thank you so much for doing this post. From left to right, youll see: common pine, select pine, poplar, and red oak. Thanks for sharing! Birch did surprisingly well and the oaks were naturals. Any more questions about staining? Thank you! There is very little difference between the conditioned and unconditioned white and red oaks, but the other three definitely benefited from the pre-stain conditioner. Were in the process of refinishing our red oak floors and have searched what feels like the entirety of the internet for a post like this! I would have really liked to see a gray stain used as well.

It looks pretty pink even right after staining, so I dont think the white stain is on Red Oak is what you want. The bed frame and the nightstands are both Doug fir, and the lanterns are hemlock. My one tip to anyone doing their own floors is sand everything evenly we had a couple spots that we didnt sand as consistently and those areas took the stain much darker than the rest of the floor.

A few key tips you can walk away from this post with? formId: '5d839e061f3845000f2e624c', Most definitely as long as theyre the same type (oil or water base, preferably same brand). I really really love how this one looked on every single wood species! Ill be saving this as reference for all of my future projects :), Love this, thank you!

The first step to building your own fence is setting the fence posts, and we're showing you how with this simple tutorial.. This has been a go-to stain for me over the years because its a nice neutral brown. this post has disappeared. This DIY vertical planter is the perfect solution for small-space dwellers looking to grow a garden. This just confirms my hatred for oak. Its a little smelly. 4. What a great post! We did provincial stain lightened 50%. Required fields are marked *. White Oak has the most neutral undertones.

Im building a Arts & Crafts hall cabinet. You could even paint it a contrasting color! Thanks. The Jacobean was a one of our choices, Im leaning toward Ebony now with 2 coats. I had to comment because I am standing in front of the stain display at Lowes and I am trying to pick a stain. Im interested in the simply white stain. 90% of my customers choose a slightly different color on other materials that isnt flooring. ), so I just stuck to four colors: I also wanted to show off the wood accelerators, and those are: Note: All of the photos below are straight out of my camera. The effect can change not only from stain to stain, but from wood species to wood species and even from one board to another within the same wood species. The other woods took the stain well, with more redness coming out of the conditioned sides of the boards. Thank You! I am limited on cabinet space so I am doing diy open shelves in our kitchen and I just knew your blog was the place to go for tips on mixing wood tones! I love the simply white but dont want it to turn pink as it ages! I wouldnt feel bad about painting it, really. Browse the CLJ shop. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Overwhelmed by DIY? Ive always read that you should use the pre-stain conditioner, but never really believed the hype. Be sure to check out this blog post for lots of tips, and if you still need help drop your question in the comments below! We are building a house and trying to choose stains for maple cabinets and pine beams and French doors. Same color, different brand. I have several yellow and knotty pine (I think?) Poplar looked awesome in almost every one except the Golden Pecan. Thank you for taking the time to do it. This is sososo helpful! This feels almost black on most of the wood, except for on the red oak where there are definitely more brown tones happening. Ill be 75 in January and am in the process of making my last big project a daybed that will eventually be used as my casket. Excellent resource. And of course it is orange once again. This stain added very little color to any of the boards, (maybe slightly lighter with a tinge of green), but really brought out their natural color and grain. I am restoring a significantly damaged Gunn barrister bookcase.in oak.and your comparison has helped me finalize my choice! This was so helpful for me, and my most amateur endeavors.

Amazing photography as well. So interesting to see the stains all lined up. totally perfect sponsored post. I really like this post and would love to see another post just like it, but with different woods and stains. I really like the Jacobean, yet what light stain would you suggest as contrast? Have you found one color stain that makes them similar? formId: '5d839cbe8ab47e000f14432c', Similar to choosing paint colors, stain samples on a website can look different from pictures on the can, and both can look different from reality! Thanks!! Looks like it could pass for walnut at a glance, especially with the unconditioned side looking like wood grain. Thank you for your help, creativity, time and amazing design inspiration. Im looking for a medium toned, neutral-ish stain (I guess).

Interesting! Do you have any recommendations? THANK YOU. I love DIY and furniture painting, but never did staining before. Other wood possibility is oak. My floor guy really doesnt want to change the color of banister and spindles. Tough to know! Your illustrations were fantastic and saved me from making a huge mistake. I thought the pickled looked nice too. :). I personally like the look of really light-colored wood, so often, all I want is a coat of a clear finish. Varathanes Golden Oak is a warmer version of Varthanes Early American. It absolutely helped me to decide on a stain color for our floors, and we will use conditioner, which I wasnt aware was even an option! I want to change that to Dark Walnut. Great job. This has to be one of my favorite stains, and no wonder. Thank you for a fantastically organized review of stains on various woods. You are the best! In the following three projects (the closet office, the midcentury planter, and the firewood holder), the stain is applied to an assortment of white woods, and you can see that tendency for the stain to appear a little orangier. When working with maple or birch, you usually leave the stain on longer to achieve a darker result. }); As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Best practice would be to get a piece of walnut and do some tests. My project is to build a side table and coffee table using 1/2 black iron pipe and then picking an edge glued wood for the top of it. Thats why today, Im sharing a guide I put together that showcases photos from the projects weve made over the years in different settings, with different stains, and using different wood species. Minwax Dark Walnut. This coat hanger was made from an old pallet, so Im unsure of the species, but it was definitely darker than the white wood I purchase from Dunn Lumber, which leads me to believe its Doug fir. (Hint: Red). None of the charts here state what kind of wood is being tested. Same with hinges. SO SO SO SOOOO helpful!!! But the Dark Walnut goes with our new wood floors and the vibe of our house better. We did a very light sanding and did stain these inside. Thanks! Im having a pine table made, but I dont love any of those stains. I would like the old world type of look to the finish. Yes! It will really help me to choose the right product for the wood floor of my future house. Infact, the grain in some of the boards take on a blue/gray colour. What about bleaching the red oak first then applying the simply white stain? And finally, wood conditioner can be hugely helpful, particularly when youre working with softer, cheaper woods. thank you so much for this. How many coats of stain did you put on the wood samples shown in the photos? Just let them sit for 30-60 minutes and youll achieve exactly the effect shown below! Would it be too white going that route? Minwax recently came out with a Simply White stain and Im in love with it! I wanted to know how well birch took stain. Ive been researching for weeks and driving myself nuts with my white oak choice. Where is the charred wood accelerator shown in the first picture. They will never match but they are closer than before. I am sure it has something to do with the particular piece of wood. Incredibly helpful! Could you advise on a black paint that would be similar to the Ebony stain? an online community where Seattle do-it-yourselfers can find and share tips, tricks, and step-by-step instructions for home improvement projects. Minwax Jacobean. Its also great for those of us who are comfortable with staining but just want a really easy finish! Thank you so much! Never saw this before. Thank you. Dalys is a less well-known stain brand to me, partly due to a misconception that their stain was less pigmented. Think of all trim and stair parts as furniture. WOULD LOve to see samples of stains on cedar! Click here to learn more about us. Welcome to our online community where we've posted home, DIY, style, renovations, and family since '09. I cannot thank you enough for doing this experiment and sharing it! We put pine floors in last year and I stained them with a colour called Special Walnut from minwax. :). Im nervous I wont like how it turns out. Where with pine (except heart pine), its softness accepts stain quickly and often unevenly, which is why conditioner is so important to use before staining many softwoods. Would that eliminate the pink? Hopefully Ill be able to decide if this is something I want to tackle. Im open to suggestions on which of the ones here to use or if you have something else I should look at (different color stain), let me know! I dont have any experience with this, but Ive heard rubbing the darker areas with acetone can help even it out. I was also thinking it wasnt sanded. This is super helpful!

This is a fabulous post! This darkened the boards up just a bit, and left plenty of the yellow tones in the two pine varieties. 2. Exactly what I was looking for. I didnt know they made a white stain, I want to try it! Since I poured concrete flooring (this is our second flood) and it is gray and my walls are repose gray, the bedrooms, where most of the doors are, I feel need a wood stain to give the rooms warmth. This is the type of post I love since I learn from it and wouldnt want to put the $ into it myself. Appreciate your help :). Ooh, I could see that! Although, no red came through with the pine at all. Thank you for this helpful post and for answering this question! Brand- Minwax stains actually have less pigment in them compared to others like Mohawk, etc. You can see right off the bat that Varathanes version of Early American is a little darker than Dalys. Really awesome post! But, then I came back down to reality and the truth of the matter isin []. Why would they do that and not stick with white oak??? And Red Oak should probably stay away from things that add even more red to it (like Pickled Oak and Golden Pecan). Do you have an picture example you could link me too? You could definitely go with black paint instead! I do need help though. Thankyou for doing this!

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