See the color in the room
Compare broad color direction with the furniture, light, and surrounding finishes still visible.
Hardwood refinishing
Help homeowners choose a stain before you sand a board.
Show DuraSeal and Bona stain colors across the customer’s own floor. Compare the look with their furniture and finishes, then narrow the choices together.
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Their floor today
DuraSeal Jacobean
Use the preview to compare color direction. Confirm the finalist with a test patch on the prepared floor.
Their floor todayDuraSeal JacobeanUse the preview to narrow color direction. The prepared-floor test patch remains the final reference.
A stain chip is a starting point. Show them the room.
A homeowner may like three stain chips and still be unsure which suits the room. Use their photo to compare the overall look before confirming the shortlist with test patches on the prepared floor.
Narrow the shortlist sooner
Use the walkthrough to move from a full fan deck to the one or two stains worth testing.
Keep the final test grounded
The preview sets direction. The prepared-floor sample still confirms the installed color.
From room photo to one or two finalists.
Use the preview to make the first decision easier, then use your normal prep and test process to make the final one.
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Photograph the floor
Start with a clear phone photo of the room. Furniture can stay in place; give the floor enough light to read.
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Choose the stains in play
Select the two or three DuraSeal or Bona colors the customer wants to compare.
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Compare and shortlist
Compare the directions in the room and narrow the conversation to one or two candidates before sanding begins.
The whole fan deck
36 DuraSeal colors. 26 Bona DriFast colors.
Compare 62 named stain colors, from Golden Oak to True Black. If the customer wants to see Weathered Oak beside Classic Gray in their room, that's two previews and one clearer shortlist.
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DuraSeal
Bona DriFast
Turn the color conversation into a clear shortlist.
Start with their room
The preview starts with the customer's room and visible floor pattern. It feels specific to their project, not like a generic stain swatch or stock photo.
Compare likely finalists together
Compare likely finalists at the kitchen table. A shared room view gives the color conversation somewhere concrete to land.
Keep the shortlist with the job
Attach the selected direction to the proposal so everyone remembers the shortlist, while the on-floor test patch remains the final color reference.
Use the preview for direction. Let the test patch make the final call.
Species, sanding, prep, lighting, application, and finish coats affect the installed color. Compare broad color direction in the room, then confirm the finalist on the prepared floor.
Your test patch, prep process, and finish system remain the source of truth for the installed result.
Start free. Use it on the next color conversation.
Start with three free previews. No credit card.
First month on us if it doesn't help. Use it on 3 real estimates. If it doesn't help your customers understand their options, we refund your first month.
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- 3 previews
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- All 62 stain colors included
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$149/mo
- 250 previews/month
- Brand Studio
- Shared team workspace
Questions refinishers ask first.
Treat the preview as a room-scale comparison of color direction, not a final color guarantee. Species, sanding, prep, stain application, lighting, and finish coats all affect the installed result. Confirm the finalist with a test patch on the prepared floor.
Make the stain decision easier before sanding begins.
Compare named stain colors in the room, narrow the shortlist, and confirm the final choice with your normal test-patch process.