This wood is creamy white, with a fine texture and is generally straight grained. Maple can be stained so that there is a very light color effect on the wood. It can also be painted where there is a strong color and very smooth finish, with no wood grain visible. It is a great wood to use for frames where you want a very smooth finish, such as white frames with white matting. It takes to staining very well, where you can have a light or darkened color finish. Maple is also a great frame to use for prints, photographs (color or black and white), or a floating frame for a painting on canvas.
