A coat of paint won’t fill or hide cracks, chips and other surface defects in the wood, and it won’t smooth an existing rough ...

Here are some tips on painting woodwork. Things we’ll look at include brushes, buckets, rollers and preparing the woodwork. For quick touchups, use a small, inexpensive foam brush. Avoid the wide foam ...

Whether it's a dresser you've had for years or a unique chair you found in an antique shop, there are a handful of creative ways to breathe new life into worn-down furniture. One of the most common ...

Paint and wood don’t play well together because wood has a propensity to expand and contract when it gets wet and then dries. Most paints can’t take this back-and-forth motion and eventually crack and ...

When Somia Mourad first walked into the Minneapolis home that she would buy, she saw dark-stained oak woodwork mixed with white woodwork on much of the main level. In the kitchen, three different wood ...

To paint or not to paint original woodwork is a perennial question for homeowners, architects and designers who live in and renovate old homes. Often, the answer depends on the owner’s preference, the ...

Some people see the subtle pine patina on a Windsor chair and paint it, again and again. Then, by the time you acquire this potential jewel — an old chair, mantelpiece, baseboard, or cabinet — ...

Painted floors are trending now, and while this is one upgrade you could DIY, avoiding these common mistakes will ensure you ...

Color can completely change how a home feels. Designers Benjamin Stelly and Tanya Selway explain how the five Feng Shui ...