Stay with stain.

Some of the deck power washed in these pics

Thanks for the response! I haven't sealed the stain in yet. What if I applied a white-colored stain over it, do you think that might lighten it ...

I live in Williamsburg, VA and have a very large deck with pergola. I had it professionally stained about 3.5 years ago with Behr's 4 year deck stain ...

Yes that is correct.

No that is not possible to lighten.

Perfect and two toned decks look great as well. Much easier for future maintenance. Would love to see pictures during this process!

I suppose each board is different when you stain a deck and that's when you get variations in the color of the deck?

Yes you should be able to do that.

Quote from xfactor6559 on July 1, 04:08 This is the look I was trying to recreate. Possible?? Please post a link to a picture, not a go...

We finished staining , storms moved in unexpected rain, we quickly covered for a short period and removed as soon as it stopped. On the lower vertica...

This is the look I was trying to recreate. Possible??

Yes you can combine together but sure about having different color boards.