{"id":25009,"date":"2024-10-31T08:25:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T12:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/?p=25009"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:17:50","slug":"5-best-finishes-for-cherry-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/5-best-finishes-for-cherry-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Finishes for Cherry Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DutchCrafters Amish Furniture<\/a> has been in business for over 20 years and has completed tens of thousands of orders in the past few years. We reviewed close to 25,000 orders to determine Amish furniture’s most popular wood types. Today, we look at our order history to determine the most popular finishes for our third-most-popular wood type: cherry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cherry Wood is the 3rd-Most Popular Wood Type for Amish Furniture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cherry wood accounted for about 14% of our Amish Furniture orders between the beginning of 2021 and the end of 2023. Cherry is our third-most-popular wood type, behind brown maple<\/a> (second) and oak<\/a> (first). This number doesn’t even include variations of cherry wood such as sap cherry or rustic cherry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How We Determined 5 Best Finishes for Cherry Wood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We listened to the people. Below, you will find a breakdown of the five most popular cherry finishes used on Amish furniture from our real customers! Our customers usually consult with one of our furniture specialists to get samples to make the best decision for their solid wood furniture from DutchCrafters. These five finishes have been deemed the favorites among our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5 Best Finishes for Cherry Wood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

5. Best Cherry Finish: Harvest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Harvest is also listed as our fourth-most popular stain for oak wood<\/a>. Harvest is on the lighter end of the spectrum when it comes to wood finishes, but it does a great job of giving your furniture a little color while accentuating the natural grain patterns. Cherry has some beautiful markings, so it’s always a good idea to show off its natural beauty!<\/p>\n\n\n

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4. Best Cherry Finish: Golden Pecan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Golden Pecan has been our fourth-most popular choice for cherry wood over the past few years at DutchCrafters. Golden Pecan is darker than Harvest but falls somewhere around the middle of light and dark for our cherry stains. Golden Pecan is dark enough to give your furniture that rich cherry look but not so dark that it hides the grain patterns. It’s easy to see why this is such a popular choice!<\/p>\n\n\n

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3. Best Cherry Finish: Vintage Antique<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vintage Antique and Golden Pecan are also back-to-back in our rankings for best oak stains<\/a>, just in reverse order. They are very similar finishes. It just comes down to your personal preference and what best matches your decor. This is a good example of why it’s important to order samples<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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2. Best Cherry Finish: Natural Finish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cherry wood has a smooth, simple pattern, similar to brown maple. It darkens over time with exposure to light. Cherry is a renowned premium hardwood and a favorite among Amish furniture builders. A natural finish protects your furniture and lets Mother Nature’s beauty do all the talking. Cherry is a wood type that doesn’t necessarily need any coloring to look its best. Cherry wood is a natural beauty!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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1. Best Cherry Finish: Michael’s Cherry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cherry times two takes our top spot! The most popular finish for cherry wood at DutchCrafters is Michael’s Cherry. This finish highlights and darkens the wood’s reds. It is a popular choice in many wood types, but it is the top choice for cherry wood in Amish furniture!<\/p>\n\n\n

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What is the Best Finish for Cherry <\/strong>Wood? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Michael’s Cherry is the best finish for cherry wood. In fact, it’s one of the most popular stains across several wood types! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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