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Finding the Right Lumber Not sure whether you need hardwood or softwood, heavy or light wood, a dark grain with a light finish or a light grain with a dark finish? Let The Home Depot Lumber Buying Guide help. No matter what youre building, we have the lumber you need. Hardwood Lumber Hardwoods are derived from deciduous trees and come in either closed or open grains. The beautiful grain and hue of hardwood lumber makes it suitable for many projects from furniture and cabinetry to flooring and decorative mouldings. Species availability varies by store. Red Oak Colour: Pink/reddish brown to blonde. Widely popular, Red Oak is used in furniture, flooring, cabinets, mouldings, panelling, doors and fence posts. This wood features medium bending strength and great endwise compression resistance. Due to its consistent colour it matches existing profiles and other Oak products well. Red Oak soaks up stains due to its porous nature and offers a wide variety of finish tones. Maple Colour: Sapwood is creamy white to off white; heartwood may be slightly red/brown. Valued for its light colour, dense grain and resistance to abrasive wear, Maple is a crowd favourite. It is a very hard, heavy and strong wood. This wood is used for furniture, flooring, cabinets, mouldings, stairs, handrails, panelling and doors. Maple has an excellent natural finish and accepts stains very well. Poplar Colour: Sapwood is white to yellow; heartwood is straw brown to green. Due to its high resistance to splitting, Poplar is an ideal material for childrens playground structures. This lower cost alternative to other hardwoods is used in light construction, furniture, cabinets, doors, siding, panelling and mouldings. Poplar will accept stain but darker stains are recommended due to the heartwoods repelling absorption. Mixed Grain Fir Colour: Brown and golden The unique appearance of Mixed Grain Fir is ideal for stain grade projects that highlight the natural grain in the wood, as each piece has i