Wood brings natural beauty to your home. Its unique texture and grain enhance the exterior and interior of homes through decks, fencing, walls, molding, railings, and furniture. However, natural materials like wood need proper maintenance in order to protect their integrity. While hardwoods like oak, maple, and cherry may have more durability than softwoods like pine, cedar, and redwood, all of your home’s wood will need the right products to preserve their strength, color, and character.

An exterior wood stain will best protect your exterior wood surfaces. Exterior wood stains are easy to apply and significantly increase the lifetime of your wooden surfaces by water and weather-proofing them. At the Color Store, we offer Benjamin Moore® ARBORCOAT® waterborne exterior stain, Ready Seal® exterior wood stains, Wood Defender™ fence and multipurpose wood stains. Our variety of exterior wood stains allows us to meet a diversity of homeowner needs with a range of different opacities and colors. For example, the ARBORCOAT® Translucent Classic Oil Finish accentuates your wood’s pattern and texture, while the more opaque Wood Defender™ Semi-Solid Latex Stain prevents scuffs and wear on surfaces already coated by a waterborne stain. Prepare your deck, patio, and fencing for staining with our Benjamin Moore® prep products that restore, brighten, and clean your exterior wood.

Elevate your home’s interior, starting with your staircase. As a high-traffic area in your home, a staircase will need a stunning color that can withstand frequent use. Benjamin Moore® ADVANCE® Interior Paint is a waterborne alkyd paint ideal for doors, trim, cabinetry, and other detailed jobs that need smooth flow and exceptional leveling and coverage. Benjamin Moore® ADVANCE® Interior Paint dries into a hard, furniture-quality finish, making it the perfect choice for staircases and railings. ADVANCE® Interior Paint comes in over 3,500 exclusive Benjamin Moore® Gennex® colors and a satin, semi-gloss, and high gloss sheen, making this paint great for trim and crown molding.

INSL-X® Cabinet Coat also performs well on standard wood details like staircases and railings, as well as doors, molding, and cabinetry. Cabinet Coat features excellent adhesion even on unprimed surfaces and dries to a smooth, factory-like finish with a satin or semi-gloss sheen that absorbs and reflects light to help hide surface imperfections and highlight surface details.

You can instantly refresh wooden furniture with a new layer of paint. A high-performing primer like the Fresh Start® High-Hiding All-Purpose Primer hides chips and nicks in your furniture while effectively covering any previous layer of paint. The hard, durable finish of Benjamin Moore® ADVANCE® Interior Paint makes it again a good interior wood paint choice. The satin, semi-gloss, and high gloss sheens minimize remaining imperfections and are less prone to showing signs of wear, making your furniture more attractive.

The Color Store supplies all of your painting needs in one convenient location. We have three stores across the Midwest in Des Moines, Iowa; Omaha, Nebraska; and Waukee, Iowa (coming soon). Call or contact us today for expert recommendations on what paint to use on your wood. We look forward to hearing about your project.