Knowing how to stain wood furniture helps you not only show, but show off, the wood’s natural look. Unlike paint, which hides wood grain, stain comes in a variety of coverages, including ...

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Stain wood when it hasn’t rained for three days and when the forecast calls for at least two days of dry weather (or two and a half days if you need to apply two coats of stain) with ...

When we asked Diane Amos, aka the Pine-Sol Lady, for advice on how to clean wood furniture, she reminisced about a furniture cleaning chore she’s been doing since she was a child.

In cases where the finish damage is minimal, Restor-A-Finish—applied with 4/0 (0000) steel wool—may be enough to turn the furniture around. I like the Golden Oak shade of Restor-A-Finish.

The popular wood stain and finish brand elected Violet, a bold blue-toned purple shade, as their top pick for 2025.

For more information on Minwax ® Wood Finish ™ Color Series Premium Oil-Based Stain and Polycrylic ® Max Crystal Clear Protection, visit Minwax.com or your local Lowe's store today.

I met with Hugh Shackleton and his father, Charles Shackleton, of Shackleton Thomas furniture makers in Bridgewater, Vermont, to learn how shou sugi ban is done. (Though not Japanese, their ...