Since there are so many different kinds of  stains in the marketplace, unfinished furniture is really a great and affordable  option for your home.  You can choose to stain furniture to bring out the natural beauty of the wood or even to change its appearance to make it look more like a different kind of wood.  You can opt to make your piece match in with other pieces inside your home, or make it distinct from other pieces by staining it a different color.  Finding unfinished furniture that you can stain shouldn’t be too hard.  Look for an unfinished furniture store or a local craftsman in our area.  Sometimes yard sales or thrift shops will also have a gem you can stain to be your own.