Looking for a grey stain for your next DIY project? We’ve put 10 different grey stain colors to the test so you can see what they look like on actual wood. In this post, we’ll share how the following stain colors look on 7 types of wood: Minwax Phantom Gray; Minwax Rustic Beige; Minwax Silvered Gray; Minwax Classic Gray; Varathane Classic Gray

The best gray stain for pine. My favorite gray stain on pine wood is Sun Bleached by Varathane. This is a very warm toned gray stain color, almost a greige. It reminds me a lot of our wall paint color – Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray – but in a transparent form.

Gray wood stain is perfect for creating that modern farmhouse feel, but how do you find the right one for your project? In our kids’ bathroom renovation, we decided to plank the ceiling in pine and use a gray wood stain to finish it.

I've compared six grey wood stain options you can easily find at the home improvement store or Amazon, and put them side by side on various wood species so you can see which one would work best for your project!

Five grey wood stain options that are affordable and easy to find at your local home improvement store or online. See photos of how each of these grey stains actually look on real wood samples!