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Pics of Furniture with Minwax Dark Walnut Stain

16 years ago

CP from Furniture.

Does anyone have any pics of a piece of furniture, preferably on cherry with the Minwax, Dark Walnut stain? If so, I would love to see them.

Thanks!

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redbazel
16 years ago
Have you picked up (maybe at Lowes or Home Depot) a free copy of Wood Beautiful magazine? Sometimes, their mag will have just the photo you need. Or you can get it from the Minwax site.

Red

Here is a link that might be useful: Minwax
ljsandler
Original Author
16 years ago
Will do. Great idea, red.
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juddgirl2
16 years ago
I don't have pictures yet but just finished (a few hours ago) staining my front door entry system in Minwax dark walnut and it's gorgeous! I keep going out into the foyer just to sit and look at them.

To warm up the color a bit without lightening it too much, I did mix the stain with 5 parts dark walnut to 1 part English chestnut. My doors are knotty alder and the threshold is oak, and the alder took the stain darker than the oak.
ljsandler
Original Author
16 years ago
Would love to see it!!!

Thanks!
juddgirl2
16 years ago
lsander - I leave early in the morning and get home after dark so won't be able to take pics this week, but I wanted to mention an easy way to test the stain color before you make a final decision for your furniture piece.

I went to a hardwood supply store and ordered a 1/2" thick long board in the material used for my doors, and had them cut it up into several pieces. Then I purchased several minwax stains that I thought may work and stained the boards (1 coat on one side, 2 coats on the other, etc. - and kept track by marking the sides of the boards with the exact application and color).

When none of those were just right, I started mixing colors using a plastic teaspoon to make small stain mixtures and keeping track of the formulas by again writing on the sides of the boards with a Sharpee pen.

Since I liked the darkness of the Dark Walnut and the warmth of the English Chestnut (Red Mahogany made it too red), I used 5 parts to 1 part English Chestnut down to 1 to 1. Needless to say, I have several boards all over my house and it was a small investment, but felt much more secure in taking the plunge and staining my doors once I saw the samples.
ljsandler
Original Author
16 years ago
Great idea, juddgirl2--

I will try it!

Thanks!

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