We are planning on painting all our stained wood trim a solid white. We are also thinking of keeping the stained solid wood doors as is, or stain them darker. My question is, should we paint the door casing white or match it with the same stain as the doors?? Thanks!!

We are considering the stain to use for a wood deck, and we pinned down a color, but unsure whether we should go with solid, semi transparent or transparent. I asked my wife to stop at a Home Depot to get a sample of each to try. I meant those small pint size ones. She bought a full gallon of each. After trying it we decided on the semi transparent one. I figured we need about 4 gallons with two coats. Do we buy what we need and throw away the two gallons of solid & transparent? Can I mix the solid and transparent stain to create two gallons of semi-transparent to use? My hunch is no but I figured I will ask anyways. I was planning on putting up the deck then stain them at the end. However, there is a gap between the 5-1/2X1-1/4 PT deck boards about the diameter of a pencil, and I figured it will be difficult to get to afterwards. Should I pre-stain each board's edges before installation? What about the bottom side would it help with termites and rot in any way? Problem with pre-staining is time. Once I get the lumber delivered if I don't use them immediately they will warp and bow being PT. If I take time to stain each piece it will be a few days extra before installation. But then again I am not sure I can stain them immediately if it comes super wet.