Professionals go to great lengths to sand the bare wood until it resembles glass. You want the wood as smooth as possible before applying stain. This sanding is also a requirement for the final clear ...

Whether revamping a tired coffee table or refinishing flooring, choosing the right wood stain is a key detail. There are ...

“These are the products that control the absorption, making sure the stain penetrates equally and granting you that finish you’re after,” advises residential painter George Crew. “The ...

The light-colored wood between the dark stripes of summer wood grain is the spring wood. The tubes in this spring wood soak up stain more readily than the darker, denser summer wood grain.