Looking to transform your outdoor space this year? These four wood stain colors of the year promise style and durability.

"Unlike paint, stain enhances the natural beauty of the wood grain, adding texture and organic movement," says Lisbeth Parada ...

Q: My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded ... To ensure the best results, ask your paint store to tint the primer a similar color to your top coat.

I’ve refinished a number of furniture pieces and wood trim when matching an existing stain was important ... the staff at the paint store than I’ve had trying to mix colors off the shelf ...

Abdul Wadood / Home Gnome Staining or painting your deck enhances its appearance and protects it from the elements, but doing ...

“Different wood species yield different results,” explains expert Debra Kling, a certified color consultant. “It’s so important to test your stain in ... find in the paint store.” ...

and crack like paint. And performance varies widely. The stains in this category earn Overall Scores of 12 to 82 (out of a possible 100) in our tests. Semi-transparent stains color the wood but ...

Alongside the Exterior Stain Color ... the natural beauty of wood for an elevated experience," said Erika Woelfel, Vice President of Color and Creative Services at Behr Paint Company.

"Oxford Brown has proven itself with consumers as one of our top five tinted stain colors ... "Wood details can help add character and dimension to a home," said Bryce Nelson, Pittsburgh Paint ...

But this unusual color comes from something entirely natural. Find out how Blue Stain fungus ... even gray paint. They're often associated with the work of bark beetles or other wood boring ...

We also test... How well the paint or stain protects the wood from water. Will its water resistance be able to withstand a British summer? To date, we've seen no difference in the staying power of the ...

This feature can be combined with any paint color, stain, or wood species as recommended by a Wood-Mode designer. New Colors: Matte Ash Gray, Matte Caramel Latte, Matte Silver Lake Wood-Mode’s ...