Customer Reviews for Varathane 1 qt. Black Cherry Premium Fast Dry Interior Wood Stain (2-Pack)

Needed a small amount of black stain and this was perfect. Covered very well.

I chose Traditional Cherry and it is MUCH darker and brighter than the label shows. I've used it on several projects now and it produces a vibrant finish after covering it with a little poly. It's easy to use and covers nicely. I have found it advisable to use a sealer first. I've been using a homemade black tea wash and I think the results are spectacular.

Loved this product! 5 star

I bought this because of a Pinterest post about stable and this is he stain they used. I couldn’t find it anywhere local so I was forced to order it. I only had a choice o buy two quarts at a time, so I did. I applied the stain and it looked nothing liked the pictures from the table on Pinterest. So what did I do, I improvised and put two coats of the honey maple and then did one light stain of carrington (dark stain) and wiped it off immediately & got an awesome color! I just used it on some stills and came out beautiful! Thanks

The premium brand is the best stain ever. I stained my stairs and banister that had a clear poly finish on it. I was surprised I was able to stain right over it and it looks gorgeous. No stripping was needed. The premium was much deeper in tone which is less coats. I let it cure fir 24 hrs if you want a darker tone. The second coat left a nice shine no top coat needed.

Love the color! Took me a while to match a trim with this color but this color is amazing after I brushed some poly on it!

Product looks great easy to apply and I’m glad I bought Tolbert two pack because I had to crack into the second on the last few boards. If you know you are going to use both cans I suggest combining them in a clean container for a uniform color. I didn’t see a difference in the two cans but others have complained about a color difference.

We had some wood paneling that had dried out. We were going to just paint it white. We bought this on a whim and the results were outstanding. We wiped the wall with a damp rag and applied the stain with a foam brush. Looks brand new!

Picture and actual color is totally different.. My project had to be done that day so I went ahead and stained it but I’m wondering if it’s the right color.

I used it on common pine boards to trim out a garage conversion I am working on. Love the way it pulls the grain and knots out. Looks great!

Took 2 coats...on bare wood!

It covers well in one coat, but for a good result, you need to use a pre-stain conditioner. See pictures. It's true that the conditioner is not required in the sense that you will not get arrested.

Beautiful stain color! Applied well.

I bought one can, got halfway through projects and had to go back for another can. The color was BEAUTIFUL and it's a color I had been searching for. Second can is like a Jacobean it's like NOT even close to the same color. Don't count on it! Now I have to go try to find the same color one to finish my project.

Once again Varathane stain works great on my wood projects, My local Home Depot has all the various colors I needed and if not I can order online, A++

Works as expected, Deep rich color I wanted and still a great value for the price. I will and have bought Varathane stain in the past and will in the future. The Home Depot carries various colors you will like and like the results... A+++

Bought 2 qts at different stores and color was way too different!!

I’ve had great success with varathane in the past, however this project has been an absolute nightmare. I tried to match an old can of Golden Oak with a new one, this was the result: the dark stain is new, the lighter the old can. Buy minwax.

Color on a birch shelf is very true to the color on the can. Stain went on nicely and finished with teak oil. Looks great!

It was a good price and the color came out great.

Excellent stain! Applies easily and penetrates deeply and evenly. Takes awhile for complete dry and you have to watch for excess stain that, when dry, definitely shows. Looks great but dries a shade darker than the shade shown on the can. Low odor and quick dissipation. All-in-all this Varathane is very good.

Varathane makes great stuff. This is no exception. Quality and easy to use. Be sure of your color though. I had to use 2 shades lighter to achieve the color the label shows. Dries flat.

Super easy to use and my client loved the outcome. Color is richer in person and gets a bit darker after a day and being sealed. I did 2 passes and even stained some wood filler as well and it turned out great.

Love premium Colonial Maple stain. It makes pine looks like oak with a warm orange tone. When using with pre-conditioner, the color seems to be lighter, and I use 2 - 3 coats to get the deep color I want.

Easy to apply and produced a nice warm tone to the plywood cabinets i am building ( see images)

I purchased and used the “Traditional Cherry” (pictured) a few years ago for my new kitchen and hallway molding. The coverage was good but needed 3 coats on some wood to get it as dark as the rest. With each coat it took longer to dry (all took more than an hour) and the last coat remained a little tacky and lifted some when applying the polyurethane a full day later. Several months ago I opened one of the quart size cans. The stain had turned into a thick globby gel. 3/4 Full with the cover cleaned and sealed tight. Two remaining cans had done the same thing. Never had that happen before. I have 20+ years old cans of the other brand that are still good but not the right color. My problem: I never got around to replacing the doors in the hallway and kitchen and want to do that now but the color displayed on the can has changed from a “medium” cherry to a “light” cherry which won’t match the molding. What happened?!! With most cherry furniture being a medium tone, you’d think you could find that color easily in a stain!

The dark walnut is a very nice stain to go with natural wood.

I've bought the small can, because I didn't need much for my project. The weathered gray was my second to third choice, because HD didn't have the color I was looking for. The lid seems to be not very robust, because it deformed easily and a lot. I did apply three layers on pine lattice. The lattice actually twisted a bit.