Color isn’t just for textiles anymore. Designers are expanding the bold color trend to wood furniture. Lemon by Minwax is a penetrating interior water based stain with a sunny hue that covers well.

If you want to add more colors to this ... $70 a gallon with a wood grain-hugging white stain — think Sunbleached by Varathane, 1 quart for about $12 at Menards, or Minwax Simply White, almost ...