Stain, no That's a personal choice You could definitely stain it to change its color, but I personally love the light color of the beech wood on the Gerton table top So I chose to just seal mine (also referred to as "finishing" it) The Gerton table top comes unfinished, meaning the wood isn't sealedOur Beech Wood Dining Table, Dining Bench is well designed in Modern Nordic Style Beech Wood Chair is Stackable, it designs to save space for your room size We can supply the chair in 2 different modesBeechWood partly solid and European high traffic resident MDF, white / decor / melamine with chromecolored applications Cover microfiber gray, 100% PES Corner bench with chest approx 163 x 123cm Hca 87cm Seat height about 48cm, seat depth about 36cm 4FAZ table approx 110 (170) x70cm Hca75cm European Beech Wood Butcher Block Restaurant Table Tops Tablebasedepot Com Youtube Beech wood table