Here are some more pics of the entire DR, including a mock up showing the new chandie (a designer friend suggested black linen shades lined in gold) though I may do the natural linen instead) and chairs.

The mahogany-colored area seems to actually be mahogany (maybe Philippine). The little white molding is pine (or is it maple?). There's a bit of the problem, the grain will never be comparable. Casey

Hello. Yes with all the different woods none will be exact in colour by any means. But the darker the colour the closer it will be as there is more room to vary and get away with it. I guess it all depends on what colour of stain you consider to be dark in colour. I would do samples with each different type of wood you have with the selected stain. Then at least you know what it looks like. What maybe be of concern (or at least in my findings and strictly my opinion here) is that with all the varying wood types and colours they have can to me bring too many colours into play which i sometimes find they fight with each other instead of blending and flowing in a space. But rather, all the different colours can make a space have no flow, sequence, or symmetry. Size and space of coarse play a part in all this and the extend of the varying colours as well as several other factors but I am sure you get the just of it. Another option you can do is match the lighter looking stains appearance on the select wood to the darkest looking one. Yes it will require purchasing several small quantity containers of maybe 2-4 different colours (these could be stains, dyes, or colourants that are comparable with the stain). Also, you could stain all the trim one colour and then "shade" the lighter coloured pieces. For that you will need an help or a cup gun and compressor. This option would definitely be achievable if you have experience with this sort of application technique. The only downfall to "shading" in my opinion is you loose grain the more you shade but your woods you are using don't really have a lot of grain. They to me have more colour contract in the pieces rather than grain. But the best piece of advice no matter what you decide for colour and application is to do samples until you are pleased with what the wood will look like with the other types. Lastly, there is no real right or wrong. People's personal dwellings and buildings are supposed to be their own, have their own taste, likes, personality to it, and to make them feel comfortable, warm, at ease, and relaxed. And whatever colours, designs, or touches the owners add, take away, or create in their space is what makes it their own place to call home. Have fun with it. Embrace making it your own. It's all yours to enjoy and best of luck with it all.

Long story, but in a nutshell...We’ve been out of our house for a month and a half at this point and have had nothing but one headache after another. We’ve already had our floors sanded and stained three times. The first time was a bad sanding job so we fired the contractor and found another. The new contractor resanded and stained with the color we chose but we weren’t happy as it didn’t match the sample. We had him sand and stain again. That’s when we wound up with the perfect color but ran out of stain. After spending literally two days on the phone with someone at Bona’s corporate office, as well as with the Bona area rep, we had gotten no further. We wound up using other colors to try our best to match what we have on the rest of the floor. Of course, it doesn’t really match. Needless to say, my excitement at finding the perfect color for our floors has been squashed. Although there is no way to hide the color difference in the area on the main floor where the two colors meet, I am now trying to figure out ways to hide the stairs (paint, runner, etc.).