Why Matching Wood Stain to Manufactured Flooring Is So Difficult

If you’ve ever tried to match wood stain to manufactured flooring, you may have discovered something pretty quickly: The stain color on the can isn’t necessarily going to give you the color you see on the floor. I run into this problem regularly when homeowners, builders, painters, and designers need new wood to coordinate with […]

Why Stain Matching Is Harder Than It Looks

Bryan comparing a custom stain sample to wood on a Baton Rouge project

Back to Stain Color Match After more than 40 years of working with paint, stain, and wood finishes, I can tell you something with certainty: Stain matching can be incredibly difficult. People sometimes assume you can take a piece of wood to a paint store, scan the color, mix a can of stain, and you’re […]