Wrong color stain

Chery63
by Chery63
How can I change the stain color around a new pine wood window frame so that I can get a better color that will match the kitchen cabinets?
Left side of window frame
Both sides of window frame
Frame against kitchen cabinet
  3 answers
  • Adrianne C Adrianne C on May 25, 2014
    Best way probably is to take it down, take it outside, sand and restain.
  • Z Z on May 26, 2014
    You might be able to go over the current stain with a gel stain after lightly sanding it. If you can't find a color match, then I'd check Minwax water based stains. They have colors you won't find in oil based stains.
  • You need to seal the pine using a stain sealer then re-stain using the correct color needed to match the cabinets. This is a common dilemma that occurs often. Different types of wood take stain in various amounts. You can take several different types of wood stain them with the same stain and get completely different colors. But if you seal the wood as part of the prep, you will not only find that the color will be much closer to the color you picked, but the color will be more even throughout the entire length of the wood. This is particularly true with soft woods such as pine.
    • Chery63 Chery63 on Jun 15, 2014
      Yes the wood around the window is pine and the color chart showed the color as red oak. My kitchen cabinets are cherry so there is quite a variety! If I seal the dark color and then apply the correct color which I located in my basement which was leftover after our kitchen renovation I should get the correct color?