With the warmer weather here, now is the time to preserve your homes’ exterior wood surfaces, from decks and porches to ...

The color of wood isn't the only thing that matters - the finish does, too. Our experts reveal which finishes are out of ...

Staining with a highly rated product from a brand like Behr, Olympic, or Valspar can spruce up and protect wood. We spend ...

“Wow, one of my best DIY results yet!” Rahel Brhane wrote in the caption of a recent Instagram post. Brhane was inspired by ...

Rachel Lamb was invited to join the Adirondack Artists Guild in Saranac Lake. “I hung my work two days later, so it was a quick turnaround,” the Bloomingdale resident said. “Since I moved here, it’s ...

The 2025 U.S. Houzz Emerging Trends Summer Report identified wood drenching as a trend, with searches for wood details in ...

Stain pens for tinting small blemishes to match the existing wood finish. To recolor larger areas of the desk, I used alcohol-soluble dyes . (You don’t need these unless you’re facing the same ...

Established in 1954 by Melvin Caldwell, KILZ has now been a big brand specializing in wood stain products. In 1989, their building was over 157,000 square feet, sitting on 11.2 acres. Cabot. One of ...

The times of "dry to the touch" and "fully dry" differ for each type of wood stain. For a water-based wood stain, you can expect it to be dry to the touch in three to four hours, but fully cured in 24 ...

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.

To evaluate exterior wood stains, CR’s test engineers apply two coats to pine boards and place the boards on the roof of our headquarters in Yonkers, N.Y.