Sherwin Williams is excellent at staining smaller pieces of wood so people can view colors they are considering. You drop a couple of pieces and they will try samples of different colors you might consider. I've seen them doing this often on my many trips in to the store. Something to ask about if you have any of the same wood around.... probably not :( You want to know the the wood will accept it and be true so best way is to use a sample of the same wood is why I mention it.