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I won’t lie.
The sight of a beautifully bold painted piece of furniture (preferably either kelly green, navy blue or a bold red) makes my heart soar.
Not as much as Grunt Labor makes my heart soar, but pretty close.
However, I have come to really appreciate a good grain…a good wood grain that is, because chocolate isn’t a grain yet, is it? I’m still waiting for chocolate to be classified as “good” for me.
Here are a few of my favorite stained and painted furniture makeovers…
Stacy Risenmay is a lucky girl. Because all I want to do is steal her bedside table. The cobalt blue and stain combo is beautiful.
This is another shade of blue paired with stain that I think is stunning. Gail from My Repurposed Life made a hall tree from a door and sewing table. I’m usually not a big aged paint effect person, but I do love the depth the aging has on this shade of navy. She used her HomeRight Finish Max on this project.
A never fail combo is stain and white – especially on mid-century modern pieces like this one from While They Snooze.
Addicted 2 DIY made this stained pegboard organizer using her paint sprayer. She also has some good tips here for using stain in a paint sprayer.
My stripped and re-stained buffet makeover is one of my most favorite makeovers ever. I was actually a little worried about going back to stain after the piece had been a bold red, but it was totally the right decision. I used my HomeRight Heat Gun to strip it easily.
Lauren from The Thinking Closet opted for a beach-y hued stain for her bed.
Ask Anna actually stripped and re-stained the top of this table, as well as painting the bottom of it. If you need tips on cleaning your paint sprayer after using stain in it, she’s your girl.
This idea from HomeJelly is nothing short of genius. She took an old dresser and turned it into a home gym. She stained the top and feet, but painted the rest with her Finish Max. Now, as much as I would like to think this piece would actually motivate me to work out, I’m probably wrong. The idea is still genius though. 😉
Are you a fan of stained and painted combination pieces?
Disclosure: This post was a collaboration with HomeRight. However, all opinions and corny post titles are 100% mine.
Super roundup Jenna! scheduling some pins!
Thanks so much for including my favorite hall tree. 🙂
gail
You are welcome, Gail! I love that shade of blue!
I love to pair a country green with a dark stain.
Such a hard question! I feel as though a light coral color with stain would be gorgeous! Just waiting to have a little girl so I can try that combo out 😉
Thank you for including me in your roundup! There are so many great pieces but I LOVE your buffet, it’s stunning. 🙂 Pinned and shared on FB.
Anna 🙂
You are welcome, Anna! Your table is gorgeous!
I like Blue and off-white as favorite pairings with stain. And absolutely love the look!
Green!
I like a natural dark wood stain but I’m also getting into some of the vintage blur colors as well. Those are some awesome furniture makeovers….I’m jealous.
My favorite color to paint with is turquoise! Bring it on !!!
I was set to start a complete re-decor of my house when I saw the blue hall tree (the only blue in my whole house is maybe some clothing! LOL) …..but then I saw your buffet ~ to die for! Good job!!!
Thanks, Pam!! I love that buffet too!
Honored to be included in this awesome blossom round-up! Off to pin this gem. XO
Your bed is stellar, Lauren!
I have used a red with a dark stain.
I love your blog. I also love stained wood with white, red, blue, green, gray… it depends on the mood and the piece of furniture/art!
Thank you for all the information. First off, I took you’re advice and used the sospads to clean off the rust on a chrome table, worked well, too. Then I took the plunge and painted my coffee and end tables. I’m not into distressing things, in my house, it’ll happen soon enough. My husband was impressed and let me do my desk and mny old oak diningroom table as well. I don’t know about doing pictures but I had a lot of fun and the stuff looks like new!!!!!
That is AWESOME to hear, Anne!!! Yay, yay, yay!! Go you – I’m so proud!
Kelly Green!!!
I love the blue and stain combo from My Repurposed Life! What a great roundup!
My heart goes pitty pat when I see a chest that has been painted with duck egg blue with a dark stained top and a coat of dark wax.
Thanks for the opportunity – my fingers are crossed!
I just finished painting all my stained bedroom furniture white but now I want to paint all my patio
table and chairs including the adirondack chairs blue. The paint sprayer would come in
handy and make the job a lot easier.
I HAVE A STAINING PROJECT THAT I AM ANXIOUS TO TRY WITH THIS TECHNIQUE.
I really love that dining room table! Way more of a project than I would take on, but it’s gorgeous! I love your buffet, too. I’m planning to do something similar with a dresser I got from Freecycle. It’s hideous now, but I think it will make a GREAT entertainment center when I’m done! 🙂
Didn’t she do a gorgeous job on that dining room table?? I love it too!
I’m not sure what my favorite color pairing with stain is. I’m new at all of this, but I can say I lean towards the blues.
I have done a red before! It turned out gorgeous!
I haven’t tried the paint and stain technique yet. I am ready!! I love your buffet Jenna and the blue and stain hall tree is beautiful!
I LOVE THE STAIN COLOR EBONY 🙂
I love the white with stain – works well for almost any piece of furniture and goes with almost any other colors in a room.
My favorite color to pair with stain is navy blue!
My favorite color to pair with stain is cobalt blue. It’s not possible to have too much cobalt blue in your life. Thank you for the giveaway Jenna! Good luck everyone!
I have never paired paint with a stain, but I think a cream color would be nice.
Dark glazed White or cream two toned with dark walnut stained top! Yummy!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love gray with black stain!
Coral and stain look awesome together!!
What is your favorite color to pair with stain?
ill say white..im a nice
Right now, I am all into grays/taupes/smoky blues with medium dark stained woods. The beauty of DIY is that, when that preference changes. so does the furniture 🙂
I like walnut or dark wood stain with deep red or (conversely) cream or white.
MY FAVE COLOR TO PAIR WITH STAIN IS A TEAL SHADE
My girlfriend likes different shades of gray to paint with.
Love the buffet!
Simply black
Right now it’s shiny white. I have a dark Asian-style dresser with brass hardware, and scratches on top. I love how white looks with midcentury bureaus which have lighter wood, hoping it will look good on my dresser. Do you have any other color suggestions, Jenna? 😉
Totally agree on the white on mid-century pieces – no fail!
I like to pair cool colors with stains like blues, greens and purples. I think it balances nicely with warm wood tones.
Black with white stain. However I need more experience as I haven’t tried many colors.
Over/Under on whether the dog and kid would get painted if I had a paint sprayer??? Odds set at 176%
They are definitely getting painted. 😉
I would love a beachy blue
Turquoise would probably be my favorite!
I love stain with all shades of blue! My favorite!
my favorite paint color-off white-shades of green and lavender
I just love dark walnut and burgundy.
Love the blue!
White! But I love the navy – I’m going to keep that in my arsenal.
a dark red like burgundy or maroon
Cobalt Blue is really pretty.
I like Green.
I love using a red!
Blue is probably my favorite, but it all depends on the piece.
i love to pair it with mauves
I like the way it looks with blue.
Blue is my favorite color to paint with.
White is my favorite to pair with stain.
It really depends on the piece for me but burgundy goes well with stain.
I love to pair it with green!
I love staining furnitures, but I love painting them with white as well. lol
I like to pair stain with shades of Grey.
Turquoise or white!!
Hard to answer question. It depends on the stain. I like white with some of the darker stains, but we have some light stained furniture with a coral color in my daughters room that is very pretty.
It depends what I am doing but I really like off whites and creams
I like to pair wood with greens, I find that they contrast beautifully!
I am partial to blues with my stain.. Thanks, Great Giveaway
I like blue.
Mauve is perfect for me.Thanks so very much for sharing.
I guess I am boring, but I like stain paired with a creamy white.
My favorite color is turquoise because it is my favorite color!
I like to mix an oak stain with a forest green….it seems rich and lush to me.
I like using a light blue
I would love to win this.
Light blue is my favorite color.
I like how white paint makes a nice dark stain pop
I have one piece I did years ago that is sage green milk paint and stain. Really liking blues and black with stain.
i LOVE either black or red stains!
You inspired me to paint
i like the burgundy or the maroon the best
I like to pair green with stain.
I have never paired paint with stain before but would choose a darker shad of blue such as above in the blue door.
I like pairing stain with a dark red.
green is my fav
I like sage with my stain!
I would mix one up with some green paint my favorite color.