Testing stain combinations on old furniture • Gel Stain finish | comparing colors

I’m sharing my go-to gel stain combinations for refinishing wood furniture!

Gel stains I used in the comparison:
Varathane Gel Stain - Briarsmoke
Aged Oak stain - Minwax
Weathered Oak Stain - Minwax
Weathered gray gel stain - Varathane
White wash stain - Minwax

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[woofwoof-wg]

I love how artsy this experiment turned out!

[bonnieandherhobbies]

aged oak is my favorite too. Thanks for doing the white wash difference.

[gigireddick]

Aged oak and briar smoke. Great video very helpful. I love seeing all the stains and how you arrive at a look. Beautiful work!!

[belindaechols]

White wash color is so pretty I never know about this and thank u for for the tip!!!

[Aye_Yay_La]

I had to white wash my table because it had dark spots and I'm going for a lighter stain. This video is exactly what I was looking for.

[hamptonhomes]

I would love to see you doing a similar experiment with your favorite gel stains or glazes on top of paint! Thank you for these videos, they are so helpful. 😊

[kimpierce]

Thanks so much for your videos Shannon! I never realized you could bleach wood & also the tip staining with whitewash 1st before other color!!!.
I have some cedar pieces of furniture handed down from my great grand parents. I never cared for the orange look. I bleached 2 pieces this week, whitewashed, then 2 layers of other of stains. They look fabulous now!!! Thanks a million!!!

[busyme]

Looking for a video on stains I came across this one and you answered my question 🙏🙏 thanks for your research Shannon

[coastchickheatherjordan]

I love completely changing a piece with chalk paint and stain. Great job.

[bbsal]

Yes, this was very helpful, I want to lighten the color of my kitchen cabinets so through other videos, and now this one I know to white wash them first and then put in whichever tone of stain on, I can’t wait to try it out! Yes, your video was very inspiring!

[swoodward]

Just so you know, that respirator is for blocking airborne particulates. Dust or aerosol droplets from sanding or spraying. It does not protect you from VOC or solvent vapors that you experience in the liquid form. You would need a scuba tank type setup. Thank you for the time you invested in the great stain examples.

[tme]

You do amazing work, you're so gifted!
Silly me, I thought it was ja-KO-be-an. Thanx for putting me straight!

[kristinkavanaugh]

I like the grey whitewash too! I don’t know which one to pick for my table? Going over oak

[enlightenmente]

aged oak and jacobean!!!!love this vid thx so much!!!!<3

[kristinkavanaugh]

I liked the white wash with Breyer smoke on top. Going to do my table with that this week. I would love help❤️ thx!

[sandralauersdorf]

Very helpful and informative! Thank you!

[AG-dthy]

Thank you for taking the time in making this video. I actually used aged oak yesterday on a fish tank wood stand and the color is great but I used a brush. After drying you can see the brush markes. How can I correct it, do I have to sand it down again?

[azulciuro]

Hello Shannon, I love what u do, you are a great inspiration!!! Love the music you play in the background too. Question, in this video min 7:29-7:31, love the color of that dresser how can I find that video? u don’t say to much about it in this video, please help

[janicebuchanan]

Love your video on stain combinations. I have a chest with a veneer and the burgandy cherry finish from the 1990s. I'd like to stain the top to give it more of an aged look but sanding all the way down wont work. Do you have any examples of veneer projects?

[sarahpurcell]

Will antique white stain end with the same colors as the whitewash pickling you used?