![]() Which one you choose will need to be based on how dark you want the stain to appear. There are a few common applications methods for wood stains, and they all achieve different results. It’s a beautiful stain when used in the right context. This will help you really know how it’s going to respond so you’re not regretting it later. It has all the warm yellows and true browns you’re looking for with that classic 1800s California Bungalow or Midwestern Craftsman house.ĭepending on the wood you are staining, it can even move towards a slight greenish undertone, so be careful to test this one on a large section of wood that incorporates varying grain widths and maybe a knot or two. Light wood stain: Early AmericanĮarly American is the color you’d expect to see from a stain with the name of Golden Oak. This is definitely a must for the collection of samples. It will yellow if a highly pigmented oil-based polyurethane is applied to it, though, so if you really like this color for its lack of yellows, go with a water-based clear polyurethane to preserve it’s coloring. It’s a great stain to choose when trying to avoid a yellow profile while still keeping that warm stained look. Special Walnut is a reddish brown similar to Cherry, though it’s a bit lighter. It moves slightly away from the yellow and lightens in color a bit, but the difference is subtle. Provincial may not seem different enough from Golden Oak for many people to try, but when you see it across a larger swath of wood and compare it, you’ll see enough difference in it’s pallet that you’ll be glad you tried it. Like English Chestnut, this one is a fairly medium baseline, though it will have a little more warmth on the yellow side. Rough cut cedar will get very dark with Golden Oak, but smooth cut Cedar will stay pretty light, even with multiple coats. It will stay fairly light in color on smooth cut lumbers like pine and spruce boards, though, so make sure you test this one on the exact material you’ll be using to see how it takes. It’s a very common hardwood flooring stain, and works well as a darker option on rough sawn lumber. It’s a must-have color in your sample collection when trying to narrow down your options, and serves as a helpful baseline for comparison with more adventurous options. It’s not overly orange or yellow, but it isn’t lacking in warmth either. Medium wood stain colors: English ChestnutĮnglish Chestnut is a rich, classic, and down-the-middle brown with a slight hint of red that comes out most in the Oaks and Cedars. It’s a bit of an updated brown, departing from the overtly warm browns and golds of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. ![]() If it were any cooler, it would begin moving into the gray scale of browns, so this is a great stain for those looking to have the warmth of a traditional brown without any of the sometimes dated honey and gold coloring. However, it also has very little noticeable red undertones. Like Cherry, it lacks the orange glaze coloring typical of many wood stains. Dark wood stain colors: Dark Walnutĭark Walnut is probably the coolest brown profile of any wood stain out there. It’s a cooler kind of red/yellow mix than a stain like Early American, so we prefer it when trying to achieve a natural stained look while not going super yellow or orange. However, it avoids the orange hues very well, which is why we often use it in conjunction with other various stains to achieve a rich but fairly cool and neutral gray at times. The idea of bright red cherries from a cherry tree kind of prepares you to expect that Cherry stain would be extremely red in color, and while there is a bit of red in the stain, it’s a far more subtle presence in it’s overall color profile than you might expect.Ĭherry stain, while slightly red, has a very rich depth and glowing color, with a gentle mix of yellows and reds. Wood stain color: CherryĬherry wood stain is very commonly used in fine furniture like dining room tables and solid wood hutches, even bedroom sets. If you want to try out this stain for yourself, here’s the stain we used. For this experiment, we tested Cherry, Dark Walnut, Early American, English Chestnut, Golden Oak, Provincial, and Special Walnut on 5 different species of wood that are commonly used in stain applications and readily available. ![]()
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