I really like the crate itself but the description said I could stain it any color. Beware!! The stain took weeks to dry.  Some spots were still sticky after weeks.  I put a varnish on which helped a lot.  But there are still globs of stain and I'm worri they will peel off.  Love the crate but hate the original color.  However staini it was an wxtrem hassle.  Ita still drying in my gara. Bought it about a month ago and haven't been able to use it yet.