b"Beforecolour and choosing a know your timber you start, ensure you know the type of timber its natural colour. The same colour stain can look remarkably different on different types of wood. Hardwoods and high-density timbers do not absorb stain as readily as softer timbers. You may need to select a darker stain or apply an extra coat to get your desired colour. View samples of stained timber at your Resene ColorShop and make sure you use a Resene testpot to test the colour on a timber offcut. If no offcut is available, find a discreet part of the timber to test it on.Above: Resene Woodsman Whero is striking on the cladding of this project by SargissonAbove: While blacks, dark browns and natural hues are the most popular Pirie & Williams Architects. Resene Woodsman Whero contrasts brilliantly with the greenerycolours in the Resene Waterborne Woodsman range there are many colours to try and is a contemporary alternative to the heritage paint hue, Resene Pioneer Red. other colours to choose from. Pine cubes in (from left) Resene Japanese Opposite: This home won a Resene Total Colour Residential Exterior Colour MaestroMaple, Resene Pickled Bluewood, Resene Natural and Resene WoodsmanBlackSleek and modern, dark brown and black woodWhitewash. Background in Resene Pickled Bluewood.stainsampupthedrama.ReseneWoodsmanshowsAward. The exterior cladding is Siberian larch finished with Resene Woodsman Whitewash. The trims are painted in Resene Double Sea Fog. The design, by Auckland's SGA Architects, thetextureandgrainofthetimbergivingtheoverallis inspired by a traditional lean-to. Resenedid you know?appearance a softer quality than black paint. Try ReseneDouble Sea Fog The light reflectance valueLRVfor a colour tells you the proportion Pitch Black, a tar creosote black, Resene Charred Black,of light that a surface reflects compared to the amount of light that top tip a modern black, Resene Shadow Match, a black with afalls on that surface. Wood stains do not usually have light reflectance shadow of brown or Resene Crowshead, a tar brown thatReseneReseneResenevalues, because the timber underneath the stain affects the colour. A If youre staining an alreadyWoodsmanWoodsmanWoodsmanstained area, the old stainlooks great in a country setting.Whitewash Natural Japanese Maple stain on light coloured timber will have a higher LRVi.e. will reflect colour will affect the look ofRedRed wood stains are bold and architectural whileReseneResene Resene more light, than the same stain on a darker timber. Some councils will the new stain colour. Alwaysalso quite at home in a natural setting. Try Resene JapaneseWoodsmanWoodsmanWoodsman require specific LRVs for exterior colours. This may mean you need to try a sample or do a testMaple, a bright and elegant hue inspired by autumn foliageCrowshead Shadow Match Whero choose a painted finish unless the council agrees to a stain equivalent.patch when changingor Resene Whero, an earthy red which gives modern flair toReseneResene ReseneWoodsmanWB Woodsman WB WoodsmanResene the stain colour. timber extensions on older brick buildings. Pitch Black Charred Black Pickled Bluewood Pioneer Red1213"