Q: My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded. I’d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware, but I’ve heard that you can’t get good results painting over stain. Is ...

How to Match Wood Stain I’ve refinished a number of furniture pieces and wood trim when matching an existing stain was ...

With summer in full swing, families are enjoying the outdoors more often and taking the opportunity to do exterior home improvements. Unsurprisingly, staining a wood deck is often at the top of the to ...

You can save about $800 by staining an average-sized 350-square-foot deck yourself, and about $4,000 if you're refinishing a typical 2,300-square-foot house. But think twice: "Never again!" was the ...

Repainting an existing surface can be a fairly intuitive process — if you know what you are doing. If you don’t have a lot of experience repainting or re-staining wood, our tips for prepping existing ...

This week we dig deep into refinishing kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities. If your budget is too tight to replace cabinets, know that refinishing them can be about 25% to 30% less expensive. That ...

Why spend money on wood stain when you can make it yourself with just two ingredients and put old, rusty nails to use as well ...

Got peeling paint or a weather-beaten deck? You want the exterior paint or stain that offers the best protection. Consumer Reports just tested 76 products under tough conditions that accelerate the ...

Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.