Looked at this on hayneedle, the color on both sites is Autumn Maple but very different colors per pic. Is the finish lighter/yellowish, or darker?
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It is a lighter color. The desktop surface piece is a little darker. I have honey maple flooring and it is slightly darker than that.
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darker . looks awesome . just give your self 6 hours to put it together . and if a piece don't fit its in the wrong place . love it . just a pain at first
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My desk is darker than the illustrated desk, almost a chocolate brown. If you check, I think you'll find that Sauder does offer the desk in several colors.
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Wait. I'm not sure what finish ours is. I would not call it autumn maple so maybe ours is a different finish.
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It's a darker finish. No yellowish tint at all. The top is black and brown. And the wood has flecks of black.
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Mine is a dark brown. Call Sauder Graham Hill, they have the best customer service.
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The color of my wife's Sauder Graham Hill computer desk is an attractive dark brown while the desk's surface is a darker slightly shiny finish, which looks good. Conversely the rear cheap looking card board backing has a mat dark brown finish. This comes in two sections that accentuate the poor quality of the backing. By contrast the desk's design is thoughtful and very practical. You are lucky, Tim, that the big A now offers alternatives sources to Target with prices that include the cost of freight.
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It is correct. Cherry is supposed to be dark. I saw the dark walnut and it is pretty light. Not sure why they called it dark. I bought the cherry and it is very dark wood. But I really like it.
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It is a very dark oak, lighter than walnut. Ours is setting in the mud room coming in from the garage, so not very many see it.
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It's more brown. It has a shiny surface. I have a plant on it and didn't realize that water had dripped down the leaves on to the table and it's not damaged at all. It looks rich. I have a cherry buffet in the room that it's in and also some darker pieces and it blends very well with both. Enjoy!
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The color is more natural looking. More of a golden brown, light wood look. I don't feel mine is orange looking at all. Very pretty.
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We have 3 of these units - one was a dark color like mahogany, and 2 were a light brown, kind of a honey color not really like an oak - I guess if you mean the true cherry wood color which is quite light and not red at all in my opinion, then it would be closer to that.
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It is a darker wood. I'd say more mahogany. It is not a light colored wood. NOT maple. NOT espresso. A beautiful darker wood piece.I'd agree with the statement: "dark and rich". This table is my prized piece of furniture. I LOVE it.... so much that we have one in our vacation rental AND in our home.
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You are correct, the actual walnut is a bit darker than this. The picture is about 20% diff. You can look at our other products which has walnut on.
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The lighter colored wood handle is beech. My understanding is it is a softer wood than some of the hardwoods. The Opinels with hardwood handles are typically a little more expensive and generally a darker brown. Hope that helps.
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Closer to Ivory overall in color and mat without any shine. The top resembles wainscoting. It has a slightly faux distressed wood finish to it with short variable streaks of pale yellow/tan. If placed near darker colors (Blue or Black) it would look lighter, but next to variations of yellow, light browns, or tans it would seem tanner or very light yellow/brown (creamier). The distressed finish is not noticeable unless you are standing next to it. I have mine placed on a short tight weave carpeting.
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It looks like oak to me. It has a little darker tone to it, but I wouldn't characterize it as reddish. If I were to compare it to another wood, I would say a light walnut. Hope that helps.
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The color is a light wood grain. In the spec for the table it called it a "maple" top, not wood grain, or laminate or other indication that it was not composed of real solid wood.
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It's darker than cherry with some slight red hues. It has a heavy wood grain appearance like oak.
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I can't tell you, but it is a much finer, smoother grain than oak, and lighter and softer than maple. Maybe birch? I can tell you that the item is exactly like the picture.
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I'd say the picture is pretty true to color. The finish definitely has a decent amount of red in it. That's not to say it would look bad with walnut stuff - but it will definitely look different.
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It looks like a pale maple on the top, but I'm not sure about the legs. The top is made of many narrow boards joined. The joins are smooth and, even with several coats of stain and poly with only light sanding before and between each coat, the finish stayed smooth and even. I would buy this table again. As I mentioned in my review, I painted the legs and stained the top a dark walnut - all of it Minwax.
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The cabinet is definitely more a walnut color than cherry. The stain on mine is not as dark as what the image shows.