Light stains over darker timbers

Currently there are two major trends in staining. Joinery is either being stained extremely dark, or extremely light. The dark stains commonly being requested are usually variations of Black or variations of Dark blackish/brown. Lighter stains are usually variations of white or slightly tinted whites.

Lacquer Additives.

Despite our industry being quite small there is still many hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent every year on research and development. Much of this research is completed by overseas suppliers who’s markets in Europe, Asia, and America are many times larger than ours.