Comments on: Stain on the Brain

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By: Aimee

Aimee — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:59:50 +0000

Oh my goodness that room is lovely! I have always thought it looked nice to have warmth on high ceilings too. I don’t know a favorite stain color, but we tend to lean more towards cherry wood tones in our house.

By: Dean Jackson

Dean Jackson — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:02:53 +0000

Try moving outside of Minwax; General Finishes have some great stuff, and if there’s a Rockler store near you, they let you try-before-you-buy in most cases.

I’ve also had good luck with Watco; it’s a stain/polyurethane/thinner in one, so it soaks into the wood and dries there, doesn’t feel as plasticy as polyurethane, and is all around pretty darn awesome.

By: kitliz

kitliz — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:33:57 +0000

Thanks for the ideas everyone. All of us DIYers are “mixers” I see… maybe Minwax should take note.

Sara- I went backed and checked out the color of your floors, and I’m kind of loving it. Where in the heck do you get Old Masters stain, I’m unfamiliar with it?

By: mark

mark — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:30:35 +0000

Timely post. I was at home depot 5 times yesterday buying different cans of stain. We reclaimed old maple boards for our counter tops but the boards were inconsistent and the stain looked different on each piece. Sigh.

anyways, I do have a recommendation for staining a ceiling. Don’t. I love the look of wood but find stained ceilings absorb so much of the light. We did the same kind of ceiling in my studio and I just did a kind of watered down white wash… basically taking white latex paint and wiping it on with a cloth like you would stain. The style could work depending on what you are doing with the rest of the walls etc. Maybe too rustic for some but we thought it looked great, was bright to bounce light and still showed the wood character. Easy to do, easy to touch up. that’s my two cents. Cheers

By: Sara @ Russet Street Reno

Sara @ Russet Street Reno — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:55:29 +0000

Yikes, that middle one is gross. We used Old Masters ‘Cedar’ on our living room floor, it is not super red and the oil poly on top mellows it even more. Since the poly will darken the overall look, maybe lighter is better?

By: The Tiny Homestead

The Tiny Homestead — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:18:15 +0000

I always end up mixing something custom when I do refinishing projects. I hope the stain color you want is out there and you just have to find it. Good luck.

By: modernemama

modernemama — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:15:06 +0000

I feel your pain I used to use plain walnut mixed with a touch of ebony but after the touch up nightmare I love Miniwax Dark Walnut 2716 or Special Walnut 224