You’re not matching that stain. End grain and face grain would look entirely different, even if you had the manufacturer supplied 100%. matching stain.

If you’re going to cut on it, the only thing that should touch it is mineral oil.

I wouldn’t try nor would I probably want to match the butcher-block topped cart to the built-in cabinetry. You could paint the doors and sides (which I assume are also maple), perhaps in a color found in your backsplash tile or granite countertop (or even black!) As for the cedar corner posts, those could be left natural-looking, I suppose, perhaps with just a transparent wax or shellac finish or another clear finish suited to that purpose.

you take the drawer front of the kitchen cabinetry in to a good paint store.....tell them to match it......they will have a sample board of stain colors on maple/oak/pine/ etc. if the cart remains near window get a UV retardant added or in the product. Get the best stain you can afford. Leave the corner legs as is.

Here are a few images I found that show, more or less, what I was envisioning in my first comment. Obviously none of these use exactly the same materials as your cart, but they get the point across...I hope. ;)

P.S. What is the composition of the actual butcher block — maple? walnut? a mixture of both? none of the above?

There is no food-grade stain available for the butcherblock top. However, if you only want to stain the legs, then take one of your doors to a paint store and find a match. Keep in mind cedar will not take stain the same as your maple cabinet doors. But if you go to a real paint store, you're more apt to receive reliable help vs. a big box store.

Thank you everyone! Sorry, I should have clarified more-so in my original post - we'd like to match the door/drawer on the table to the built-in maple cabinets. And, thoughts on the cedar corners, to give them protection, bring out their beauty, just leave them be... I am a little nervous going to a big box store and would only hope to find a match, right! gah!

The butcher block top is made of maple and black walnut and we have butcher block oil on that.

Ok - looks like we will go to a real paint store! Thanks for everyone's suggestions!

Now that you mention painting it a color, sounds good to me. However, I know the builder went to great lengths to match the cabinets - he may be a bit heart-broken if I were to paint them lol :-) Again - thanks!

Can the cabinet builder provide you with a few scraps of the door material? You can use those to test stain colors before you do anything to the actual cabinet doors.

Also, keep in mind if those are maple (look like they might be), they are notoriously difficult to stain properly. You will need to apply a conditioner first or your stain will come out quite blotchy.

How old are the cabinets? Maple inherently changes color rapidly on its own, so it may be impossible to match.

Most paint stores don't match stain. We don't. It's SUCH a time-consuming activity, & it's NEVER perfect. You just can't win.

To make it even REMOTELY worth it to the store, long ago we considered charging $20/qt. People rarely even need half of that! Besides...on a busy day, having someone tied-up for an hour+ on such a small thing, just doesn't cut it!!!!

It may sound cold....but some tasks just aren't worth tying-up manpower.

Faron