Take a look at the transoms of some of the sport-fishers the next time you walk the docks: Can you tell the difference between a painted faux teak transom and one made from the real thing? My guess is ...

Instead of painting wood with a veneer finish, Turner says, "The best way to refinish a piece of veneered furniture that's in good condition is to clean it, lightly sand it, and stain it. If the ...

The first apartment I rented as a poor twenty-something had crappy wood floors that were painted brown, a fact I never much thought about until years later, after I bought my first house and had to ...