Depending on your home’s age and style, you may have wood trim around your windows, doors, baseboards and ceiling. While contemporary-style homes are less likely to have extensive visible trim, some ...

Q–The cabinets and panels in my kitchen are stained dark brown, with clear finish over the stain. I want to paint over all this wood. I plan to sand and clean the surfaces thoroughly, apply a coat of ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › A: Kudos to you for doing right by a family heirloom! And you certainly can paint over ...

Q: Is it possible to paint over wood stained a dark walnut color? There is so much of it in our house – cabinets, trim and so forth. I don’t want to have to sand them. A: There is no need to sand ...

When Somia Mourad first walked into the Minneapolis home that she would buy, she saw dark-stained oak woodwork mixed with white woodwork on much of the main level. In the kitchen, three different wood ...

Q: I would like to update the wooden rails, banisters and baseboard in my home. The wood is stained, and I would like to paint over it with a nice accent color. Is this a DIY project? A: This project ...

MINNEAPOLIS - When Somia Mourad first walked into the Kenwood home that she would buy, she saw dark-stained oak woodwork mixed with white woodwork on much of the main level. In the kitchen, three ...

I just built a cedar deck railing. I was going to paint it and call it a day, but now my wife wants me to stain it to show off the wood's texture and color. That sounds like a lot more maintenance ...

Dear Edith: We own a Cape Cod-style home built in 1990. Throughout the first floor there is dark stained woodwork and chair rail molding. The upstairs trim and molding is all painted an off white. I ...

A quick search on our own Brownstoner Forum, or in any old house/restoration magazine or website, will soon come up with someone asking about painting and woodwork. The following is a timeline of what ...