Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - What are the traditional mission-style stain colors?

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TimTheToolman86
04-10-09, 10:37 PM
I'm getting ready to finish a recently installed stairway railing. It had 1-3/4" square balusters, and beautiful large box newels. I want to stain it in whatever stain color would be considered a classic or traditional mission color (if there is such a thing). I'm planning to use Old Masters wiping stain. Here is their color chart. Which of these would somewhat resemble the classical mission color?

http://www.oldmastrs.com/colorselections/ColorSelection.pdf

George
04-13-09, 11:00 AM
Take a look here and take your pick

HomeDecorators.com - Your Decorating Resource for Furniture, Rugs and Decor (http://www.homedecorators.com/index)
Hanr3
04-28-09, 11:50 PM
Reds, browns, or a combination of the two are the traditional colors.

TimTheToolman86
04-30-09, 04:44 PM
We went with a reddish brown color by Old Masters, called American Walnut. Here is a link to some pix.

Stair banister project (before, during, and after) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/33600057@N05/sets/72157617236791834/detail/)
George
05-04-09, 08:50 AM
Looks Great!!!

Congratulations!!