The picture looks more like a maple than an oak stain. Can someone tell me if the wood and the stain on the console is pictured correctly?
1816963
I compared the color of my console to the Minwax stain color chart (I'm not well versed in wood colors) and it most resembles the Colonial Maple. It's a nice piece of furniture by the way. Very attractive and sturdy.
1816964
I would say that the color shown is accurate but calling the wood look similar to oak is a real stretch because it is not heavily grained.
1816965
The stain looks just like the one in the photo. It was a little difficult to assemble, but doable, my only wish is that the cabinets on the sides were tailored more for DVD's, but with just a little modifying, you should be able to fix that. All in all very sturdy and attractive. I placed my 73"DLP on top of it and it looks great!s
1105681
Yes. It is heavy, solid maple. I haven't used mine yet, but it looks nice and not cheap. It's a steal.
732780
The color is closer to early American maple. I suppose. The orange idea never came to mind. Being from Tennessee, I know orange.
1712923
The desk is definitely have the appearance of oak, with a hint of an orangey hue. We have oak wood trim in our home and it blends nicely with other oak furniture as well. We are very happy with purchase. It is a beautiful and extremely well built desk, can't go wrong with this item.
1040331
Yes, I was concerned about the same. It does not look like some cheesy oak piece. I would say it just a shade lighter than what it looks like on the picture, but still dark.
2280461
I'd say it is a medium stain closer to cherry than oak, but I also think all wood goes together.
1470284
It looks like an oak grain. It's only slightly lighter than what's pictured, but not by much. The stain used seems to be natural or only very lightly colored. As a previous user said, "honey oak" seems to be a fitting description.
724337
It's completely unfinished and smooth. Its parawood, which is high quality. I stained mine; paint would probably work too
797071
Yes it is, I've done the saga and a few others that claimed to be stain ready, but this one is really bare wood when you get it. The maple is a veneer so I would be careful not to over saturate if using water based. Wouldn't want the top lifting off.
1023742
I see what you mean, but no, it is a very nice walnutty'oak, no real yellow tinge. We are glad we got it, generally particularly well-made (although I had to call the company cuz the cabinet doors didn't close properly and they were quite helpful) Do follow the directions and ignore the extra row of holes in the top piece.
1773054
Ours is a natural maple stain or maybe just a clear coat. It's a very nice table and we are pleasantly surprised on the high quality.
18777
The picture is of dark oak. From my experience oak is a lighter color, more like a blonde.
1221831
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.
2266148
Hi, mine is a grayish-black, and looks like stained wood. Its a hard surface.
407052
It's oak, but the color is a little darker then the picture shows. The piece is nice but is a little difficult to put together, some screw holes didn't always quite line up. Also a couple of the parts came broken but the company was great about it and shipped us new parts no charge. Over all me and my husband love this piece,
2003731
the back of the unit is open- it is a console table. The whole unit is done in a dark wood stain.
1069577
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.