I need to build a TV center for a room that has all teak furniture. How can use a less expensive hardwood and finish to simulate the grain and color of the teak?
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In my humble but rather long experience, you are usually better off not playing that game at all. Either match the wood exactly, that is, use teak to match teak, or else use something clearly different. Making a "fairly close" match too often ends up looking wrong. The possible desirability of using one wood species in a given room is completely lost when the results look like a finishing error. Just my opinion.
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