Finishes
Every color we offer, on the wood you are choosing.
Stain reads differently on every species. The same color on maple, white oak and walnut gives you three different results — so these are grouped by wood, not by color name. Tap any swatch to see it full size.
Color on bare wood
These are finished sample boards, photographed in daylight. They show the color itself with nothing else in the frame.
A swatch is a guide, not a match. Screens shift color, and every board takes stain slightly differently — that is the nature of solid wood, not a flaw. If the exact shade matters, order a sample pack and see it in your own light before we build.
The same colors on finished tables
A four inch square and an eight foot top are not the same thing. Grain runs longer, light falls across it differently, and the color reads lighter over a large surface. These are finished pieces.
Three things worth knowing before you pick
The wood decides more than the stain
Walnut is already dark and takes color subtly. Maple is pale and tight-grained, so stain sits on the surface and reads strongly. White oak has open grain that catches pigment and shows figure. The same can of stain gives three different tables.
Color lightens as it gets bigger
A shade that looks nearly black on a four inch square usually reads as deep brown across an eight foot top, because there is more light moving over more grain. If you are between two shades, the darker one is usually the safer pick on a large table.
Your room is the only test that counts
North light is cool, west light is warm, and LED bulbs vary enormously. A finish chosen on a screen at midnight is a gamble. This is the entire reason we sell sample packs at cost.
See it in your own light for $40
Four finished hardwood samples, in the species and colors you want to compare, mailed to you. Put them on your floor, next to your cabinets, in the room the table is going in. It is the cheapest decision you will make in this whole process.
Do not see the color you want?
We custom match. Send us a photo of your floor, your cabinets, or a piece you are matching to, and we will mix to it. There is a $150 charge for a custom color match.