Went to Sherwin-Williams as they advertise they will match any wood stain. I expected them to take the flooring I wanted to match and mix a comparable stain. Once at the store they pointed me to the "stock" colors. I brought in multiple samples of the wood that I was going to stain as I know stain shows up different. No attempt was made at matching other than "mixing" up the stock color stain. The sales associate was not very knowledgeable and could not answer basic questions. Example: What type of brush should I use for stain or poly? What is the best poly for stairs? Will the poly darken the color? etc. I would expect a store that sells only paint/stain products would know these details. I normally use a foam brush, but wanted an experts input. I spent $35 on two paint brushes. Update: Went back again to have them try and match the color better as 2 coats of stain was not even close. It was a guessing game as to what to add. They randomly added darker colors without and rhyme or reason. Would not recommend to anyone.
