I am building a simple pine dresser for my daughter, and she would like to have it be black, or close to black, without it being paint. I am looking at the various products on the market and have no idea how they might turn out. I don't want to waste my money on something that won't look dark enough. I would also like something fairly simple to apply. Any good suggestions? Whatever I use, I will probably apply a water-based semi-gloss poly over it.