Paint can fade, chip, and peel over time, which will probably motivate you to plan a new painting project, stat. But before you can repaint the deck or stain your fence, you need to learn how to ...

It can be a mighty labor-intensive and time-consuming process to remove paint, which is why many DIYers dread or even avoid the task. That’s a shame, given that the results usually are worth the ...

Q: We placed a fall gourd as a decoration on our curly maple dining table, which is finished only with linseed oil that we apply periodically. The gourd leaked and left a stain. Is there a way to get ...

If you have wood furniture sealed with an oil-based varnish or aged polyurethane, you might notice that over time, the surface starts to take on an orange or amber tone. This is the result of oxygen ...

Nothing ruins the luster of wood furniture quite like a watermark. Watermarks -- or water stains -- are often caused by cold glasses, spills, or hot dishes places directly on the wood. Luckily, though ...

A mum has shared her ultimate hack to get stubborn stains out of wooden furniture - and all you need is an iron and a household essential. The American mum was devastated when her daughter left a warm ...

All it takes is one sweaty glass left a little too long on a tabletop for a not-so-nice looking water stain to appear on your wood furniture. But removing water stains from wood isn't always an easy ...

Q: I had painters in my house a few weeks ago and just noticed paint left on the sideboard in my dining room. This is beautiful cherry furniture and is part of a custom set made for me by John Landis.