Customize & Care · Finishes
Choose your stain or paint color
Over 180 finishes across nine hardwoods, plus painted colors and color matching.
Finish options
A finish for every room
Below is a sample of the most popular finishes for each hardwood. Our furniture specialists are happy to help you decide, and every physical sample is waiting in the showroom.
Premium stains
OCS & FinishWorks
Ohio Certified Stains and FinishWorks stains, used for decades.
Any paint color
Bring a chip
Bring a paint sample from your favorite paint store and we will finish to it.
Color matching
Bring an object
Bring in something you own and we will closely match its color.
Custom colors
Mix two stains
We can mix two or more stains to create a color all your own.
These photos show a sample of our stains and paints. Colors vary by screen and lighting, so please make your final choice from physical samples in our showroom.
North American hardwood
24 shownBrown Maple
Usually finished medium to dark because of the brown mineral streaks in the grain.
Almond
Asbury Brown
Bel Air
Briar
Burnt Umber
Driftwood
Earthtone
Ebony
Golden Pecan
Harvest
Honey
India Ink
Indigo
Limed Oak
Lite Asbury
Manchester
Michael’s Cherry
Natural
Old Museum
Onyx
Sandstone
Sealy
Tavern
Vintage Antique
North American hardwood
20 shownCherry & Rustic Cherry
Cherry takes any finish well. Modern pieces often stay natural, while true browns and grays are popular today.
Almond
Asbury Brown
Briar
Burnt Umber
Chestnut
Earthtone
Ebony
Golden Harvest
Golden Pecan
Harvest
Limed Oak
Manchester
Michael’s Cherry
Natural
Old Museum
Onyx
Sealy
Tavern
Toner
Vintage Antique
North American hardwood
19 shownQuarter Sawn White Oak
Its tiger-stripe flake looks different under every stain. Medium browns and reds are most popular now.
Almond
Asbury Brown
Briar
Burnt Umber
Driftwood
Earthtone
Ebony
Golden Pecan
Harvest
Hoosier Special
Limed Oak
Lite Asbury
Manchester
Michael’s Cherry
Natural
Onyx
Sealy
Tavern
Vintage Antique
North American hardwood
15 shownReclaimed Barnwood
Shown on rough sawn barnwood. We recommend lighter stains so the weathered character stays visible.
Clear
Creek Slate
Distressed Pearl
Ebony
Husk
Light Brown
No.3 Glaze
OCS Medium
Ol’ Yeller
Pewter
Provincial
R&R
Tavern
White & Black Glaze
Windswept
North American hardwood
10 shownElm
Elm’s interlocked grain has swirls and waves that stain brings out.
Almond
Asbury Brown
Burnt Umber
Driftwood
Golden Pecan
Harvest
Lite Asbury
Michael’s Cherry
Sealy
Tavern
North American hardwood
18 shownHard Maple
Also called clear maple. Choose it for a light, even look with little visible grain.
Almond
Asbury Brown
Briar
Burnt Umber
Driftwood
Earthtone
Ebony
Golden Pecan
Harvest
Honey
Limed Oak
Lite Asbury
Michael’s Cherry
Natural
Onyx
Sealy
Tavern
Vintage Antique
North American hardwood
23 shownHickory
Rustic hickory is striking in a natural finish, and stained hickory is increasingly popular.
Almond
Asbury Brown
Briar
Burnt Umber
Chestnut
Driftwood
Earthtone
Ebony
Golden Harvest
Golden Pecan
Grey Flannel
Harvest
Honey
Hoosier Special
Limed Oak
Lite Asbury
Manchester
Michael’s Cherry
Natural
Onyx
Sealy
Tavern
Vintage Antique
North American hardwood
25 shownOak
Our largest range. Light and golden oak remain classics, and medium and dark tones are popular now.
Almond
Asbury Brown
Bel Air
Briar
Burnt Umber
Chestnut
Driftwood
Earthtone
Ebony
Golden Pecan
Grey Flannel
Harvest
Honey
Hoosier Special
Limed Oak
Lite Asbury
Manchester
Michael’s Cherry
Natural
Old Museum
Onyx
Sandstone
Sealy
Tavern
Vintage Antique
North American hardwood
11 shownWalnut
A rich, naturally dark American hardwood. Most of these finishes let its natural color show.
Almond
Asbury Brown
Burnt Umber
Golden Pecan
Harvest
Limed Oak
Lite Asbury
Natural
Sealy
Tavern
Vintage Antique
Popular FinishWorks colors
16 shownFinishWorks Paint Colors
Painted finishes on hardwood. We also offer Sherwin-Williams colors and can match any other brand you bring in.
Antique White
Black
Celery
Chelsea Grey
Country White
Decorator White
Georgian
Glacier
Metropolitan
Millington Gold
Panada White
Pearl
Regal Blue
Sand Dollar
Sky Grey
White
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Let’s design your room together.
Sit down with one of our furniture specialists. Bring photographs, measurements, a paint chip or simply an idea, and leave with a clear plan for your room.
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