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Q I stripped my oak kitchen cabinets from their original whitewashed color and (unsuccessfully) stained them orangy brown. The stain looks so inconsistent and muddled that I gave up after doing half ...

This week we dig deep into refinishing kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities. If your budget is too tight to replace cabinets, know that refinishing them can be about 25% to 30% less expensive. That ...

Have you ever used a stain to change the appearance of a piece of bare wood in your home? Did the job turn out like the finish you see on high-end stained cabinets or other furniture? My guess is that ...

Time, it seems, is relative. The speed of its passing changes from person to person, task to task, year to year. How else can you explain that, for a 65-year-old like me, the last 45 years have ...

STOKESDALE, N.C. — Kathy Mayer isn’t one to boast but if you ask her about her custom home, she is more than happy to talk about it. The two-story brick house is truly gorgeous inside and out. “The ...