Hi, The ends of the shelf are typically lighter than the front. The color of the shelf comes from years of exposure in the barns. They are not stained, so when they are cut to length, the ends will be a different color as they have not been exposed previously. As the color of the shelves doesn’t come from stain, we would not be able to match the ends to the color produced by age. We do offer these shelves in a coffee bean stain or a white wash. The ends of those would be the same color as the shelf.