Have you ever used a stain to change the appearance of a piece of bare wood in your home? Did the job turn out like the finish you see on high-end cabinets or other furniture? My guess is that you ...

I had the same poor results for at least 10 years until I learned how to stain interior woodwork like a professional. It’s very important to realize that all wood is not the same. The cellular ...

A wood conditioner is a clear liquid you apply to the bare wood just before you apply the stain. The conditioner chokes off the tubes in the wood, preventing too much stain from soaking into the wood.

Have you ever used a stain to change the appearance of a piece of bare wood in your home? Did the job turn out like the finish you see on high-end stained cabinets or other furniture? My guess is ...

This is where sanding and re-staining come in. Don't be afraid to get a piece of wood back to its natural ... It's easy to see why Napier is a fan of the raw wood look.

Softer hues allow the grain and knots to show through more than darker colours, though the choice of wood is also important. Skoufoglou chose birch-faced plywood but says that today she’d opt for ...

Participants at last week’s annual Michigan Society of American Foresters conference in Bellaire discussed how bark and ...