Blue wood stain?

[currywurst]

I am looking for something to repaint a blue chest of drawers. It looks like it's been painted with a blue stain as the pine grain is clearly visible and it's very matt.

I can only find one company who do this kind of thing. They do website only delivery and add VAT plus another mysterious charge and then postage so that the total is £38 for 5 litres when the advertised price is £20. It's not just the cost but the logistics of returning it if I don't like it.

Does anybody know of a company which makes this kind of thing which I can buy from an actual shop?

I should also ask, can anybody suggest an alternative kind of paint for wood furniture if coloured stain is hard to come by?Something blue but not gloss/eggshell?

is it solid or veneered?

what colour do you want it to be when finished?

It's solid pine. It's blue now and I want it to stay blue. It's just looking a bit old and some of the colour has faded or come off on the corners so I wanted to find something similar to what it was originally covered with, which looks like a stain rather than paint.

Failing that, what kind of paint would be good for wood furniture which isn't thick like gloss or eggshell?

Liberon do wood stains in a variety of colours otherwise you could try diluting an acrylic paint with a watercolour effect extender. You can get a huge variety of shades in a decent art & craft store & probably good advice to choose the right variant.

as it's solid pine, if you find the new treatment does not adhere, you can sand it back to fresh wood, which will allow whatever you use to soak in to the surface.

I think what you're looking at might be called "colour wash" but I have not done it. Sometimes a clear matt varnish is applied afterwards to make it more durable.

Thanks so much for your replies. They're really helpful!