When Tammy Fawcett and her husband, David Farber, purchased their first home in 2009, they had no kids, a tight budget and a kitchen full of bright yellow cabinets. “The entire cabinetry was painted ...

I'm building a box, and I am going to paint it black. The top and bottom of the box were made out of oak. <BR><BR>i am messing with different ways to finish it with some spare pieces I have. I tried ...

Participants can learn the tradition of grain painting wood at a one-day workshop scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at the Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Road, ...

Time has turned the table on painted furniture which used to be favored by thrifty buyers willing to put up with fakery. Today, genuine old paint-decorated pieces bring a premium over comparable ones ...

Many people like using a semi-transparent wood stain better than a solid one—even if it might not last as long—because it allows for more of the natural wood grain to come through. (Solid stain covers ...