When the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) polled designers, architects, builders, and dealers on what design trends they believed would dominate the industry for the next three years, they ...

Hardwood flooring is in high demand, adding style, dimension and value to a home. In fact, more than half (61%) of American ...

Q: We use natural wood in many of the outdoor displays. Which species are most resistant to water damage? What kinds of finishes can be used that will best protect outdoor wood? A. When using wood ...

Next time you’re working on a project that needs a durable wood finish, don’t grab the polyurethane. Follow [Victor Ola’s] advice and raid your grandparent’s record cabinet for some old 78 records.

It takes one bad decision to learn an important lesson about wood: The wrong stain can ruin it. For me, that lesson came with the deck my dad built on our house when I was in high school. After a ...

Next time you’re working on a project that needs a durable wood finish, don’t grab the polyurethane. Follow [Victor Ola’s] advice and raid your grandparent’s record cabinet for some old 78 records.

All wooden items and components have to be finished in order to seal and protect the surface of the wood. Before you get started here are some things you're going to need: Glass paper in a variety of ...

If you’ve got indoor wood to finish, you need to know about something generically called coloured finishing oils. A phone call from a contractor friend last month got me thinking about this approach ...