Littlefair's Wood Stain Water Based - 500 ml - Indoor Furniture Stain Light & Dark Finishes - Special Non Toxic & Eco Friendly Formula - Wood Stain for Crafts - Colour: Black Ebony

I needed to replace some damaged moulding on a 1930s clock. The clock is a very dark colour, the replacement wooden trim was very pale softwood. I was pleased to see that this product was available in a wide range of shades, and the chart on Amazon looked as though the English Oak colour was nearest. I applied two coats of the stain, and the colour now matches the clock very well. I just need to wax it to get the correct level of shine, so I'm very pleased with the result. Using the product was easy and pleasant. The wood stain comes with thorough instructions (a separate A4 sheet is provided, rather than having to squint at tiny print on the bottle!). There is no noticeable smell from the stain, which is great if you are using it indoors. It is easy to clean from the brush with cold water - it just rinses out. The texture of the product is like water, so do use newspaper or similar to protect your surface and absorb drips. I'm a very neat worker, but this product did drip a lot! The product dries quickly (it was dry in under an hour indoors on a cool day). It dries completely matt, ready for you to finish as you wish. Having stunk the house out last week with a solvent based polish, it was lovely to work with something that got the desired result with no smell!

I think this is the best wood stain I’ve ever used, and I used a lot! It’s super forgiving, like other reviews said… other stains they barely give you w chance to distribute the product over a whole surface evenly, which for larger pieces is always a problem to blend the sections, but not this one . The Antique pine which I put on pine planks sitting on top of my kitchen banquette benches was almost a perfect match to the tone of the oak table , chairs and island worktop. Absolutely chuffed , as I just couldn’t find anything that would match and I also only did one layer - it’s super efficient too! Well done ! A great product

This was puchased to stain a new cap to go on a newel post, when new cap turned up nowhere near the colour advertised online. Antique pine seemed to be closest shade to what was needed to coordinate with other elements in the surrounding area.First time we have used this or any wood stain. Our first impressions was it arrived intact, plastic bottle and in a plastic bag with no leakage. Instructions very small so either need a magnifier or photo and enlarge the writing as micro dot!We thought the wood stain would be thicker than what it was, it is water-based and the product is of a water-consistency so would described as a dye. Having prepped the wood as per instructions we chose a brush to put on the stain. However, the stain was so runny and because of the shape of the cap, the stain from the brush was running down the edges in dark dribbles and onto the newspaper. Thought that using a cloth would work better and less messy.Coverage was good by cloth for this small item. Finish of item meant that 2 of the 4 sides absorbed the stain differently and unevenly, not the problem of the stain product itself but the wood. Left to dry and 2 sides of cap patchy so re-did them and felt best to give all other areas a light second coat. Resulted in a lovely golden antique look. 2 sides are still darker than rest due to quality/cut of wood, but will be less noticeable when a light coating of varnish is added for that final protection.Can't fault the product, will be happy with the end result with a coat of varnish. However, with hindsight, it may have been easier to do the colouring with an all-in-one wood colouring-come-varnish than a separate stain. For large areas of wood to permanently change colouring this product will be perfect. For small jobs this bottle will last for a very long time a a little goes a long way.If using a cloth do wear gloves as though waterbased it does still take a little while to remove the tinge of the stain from fingers!

This is by far the best stain I have used so far.I applied this with a sponge brush and it gave outstanding results. It is so easy to apply and re - coat.I have never used a stain that is so forgiving in respect to the application, brush directions and going over it again when it is still wet make no difference, when it dries and it does so very quickly it leaves an unblemished uniform finish.I was staining light oak to black and this took a lot of coats to achieve the shade of black I wanted, but I didn’t find this a problem as the coats went on so easily and dries quickly between coats.Unlike other stains i have used you can literally go over areas that you have just stained and it doesn’t matter at all, it just soaks into the wood leaving a perfect finish. When using the foam brush I noticed it left a few tiny bubbles in some areas, so I went over the area again while still wet, but it still left a couple behind. I decided to leave them to see what it looked like when dry. It dried to a perfect finish. I thoroughly recommend this product and will purchase again.

The media could not be loaded. I bought this last year (2023) for a small DIY project (key rack) and got the 5l bottle thinking I'd eventually use it again on future projects... Well, recently that project came around in the form of a two-tier console table, connected with industrial piping, to go under a soon-to-be wall-mounted TV - and as you can see from my photos and video, the wood looks ace. I'm really pleased with it - the colour is superb and the satin shine, being unrelated to this review, is a necessary step in my view, otherwise the stain is quite flat and mat once dry.The stain penetrates the wood rather than staying only on the surface and goes on well. I used a cloth rather than a brush, just because. After maybe 3 coats of stain and suitable drying times in between, I then applied maybe 3 coats of Danish oil, and then eventually 4 coats of interior varnish. I used scaffolding planks that I'd sanded down to be very very smooth and it likely helped them take the stain nicely.The colour speaks for itself. Hope you like it and that this review was helpful.