Staining/Colouring MDF

[majordad]

Hi all, I am building an entertainment unit out of MDF and she who must be obeyed has requested a finish just like our large coffee table which is a very dark chocolate brown stain bordering on black with a satin finish,

Any ideas what a man can use stain wise to duplicate this finish

Cheers

Majordad

[echnidna]

Couple of coats of an oil based walnut stain should go close

[gatiep]

For a 100% match use the wood from the coffee table.

[Harry72]

Low sheen acyrilc house paint...
I would imagine it would be hard to get stain to look the same on the edges(endgrain)of your unit as it would on the mdf hard surfaces.
Or as gatiep said!

[soundman]

Mdf can be made to look reasoanble & will stain in the normal manner but the end grain presents a chalenge.
One work arround is to do a sunburst sort of thing with the stain very dark at the edges and lightening toward the middle of the panels.
the endgrain will take quite some sealing & sanding.

cheers