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Recommendations for a wood stain to counteract red tones

7 years ago

Hi all,


My post seems to have disappeared so I apologize if it shows up twice!


My husband and I bought a beautiful Queen Anne buffet recently but as soon as we got it in the door we realized it was SO RED. We tried selling it but alas no takers (at least not at the price we wanted)...so we decided to turn it into a project and refinish it! We started working on it today and stripped most of the cabinet doors. It is VASTLY improved just with some wood stripper and steel wool! We haven't sanded yet but we have the feeling that we are not going to completely be able to remove the red tone from the wood. Does anyone have recommendations of stain colors that may counteract some of the red? I've been reading online that stains with a green undertone may help but I can't for the life of me figure out which stains have green undertones!

PS Before and after (well halfway after) pic attached for reference.



Edited to add: I've also been reading about creating green toners however this is our first DIY project and I think the simpler for us the better. We're not opposed to bleaching if necessary but I'd really rather stay away from that since we read it can damage the wood.

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