I experiment with stains on scrap pieces of wood (make sure it is the same kind of wood used in your project) until I came up with a combination that I liked. (stylechroniclesofamidwestmomma.com)
Using scrap pieces of wood, silken textile scraps, and diminutive, painted pieces of furniture and art that looks like it's dollhouse - ready, he intertwines these fanciful structures in ordinary plants that we usually wouldn't notice, punctuating them with chimney flues, woodstoves and windmills. (treehugger.com)
To fill up the huge living / dining wall, we grabbed more scrap pieces of wood and added bold blocks of color inspired by fabrics chosen by GordonDunning. (dwellwithdignity.org)