The invention relates to a wooden ware pattern highlighting coating and a manufacturing method and application thereof. The coating is prepared from, by weight, 15-30% of polyurethane, 5-10% of alkydresin, 5-10% of nitrocotton pulp, 5-10% of a dispersant, 3-15% of titanium dioxide, 2-5% of a leveling agent, 3-6% of an antifoaming agent, 1-5% of an anti-yellowing agent and the balance water. Withthe alkyd resin as a main film-forming substance, the coating has the advantages of weather resistance, good adhesion, brightness, fullness and the like; through polyurethane, the nitrocotton pulp, the dispersant, titanium dioxide, the leveling agent, the antifoaming agent and the anti-yellowing agent, the water resistance, dispersibility, foam inhibition, corrosion resistance and other mechanicalproperties of the coating are effectively improved; the coating can be applied to wooden ware by means of a conventional wooden ware paint application method in the field, the construction is convenient, the wood patterns can be highlighted, and the attractiveness of wood ware products can be improved.