Stained wood console table with silver hardware - Vieriu Adrian/Getty Images Stain highlights the natural beauty of wood, but getting the results you want requires more than just the right stain color ...

Stain wood when it hasn’t rained for three days and when the forecast calls for at least two days of dry weather (or two and a half days if you need to apply two coats of stain) with temperatures ...

4. Apply Thin, Even Coats Use a foam brush, cloth, or staining pad to apply gel stain to the wood. Note: You can't spray a gel stain. Dry brushing is the way to go. Work in small sections, following ...

Stain highlights the natural beauty of wood, but getting the results you want requires more than just the right stain color.

Next time you've got a painting project, give gel stains some consideration. Like traditional wood stains, it's oil-based and will absorb into unfinished wood, but gel stains won't put the grain on ...