Summer brings barbecues, backyard parties—and sometimes the reality that your deck has seen better days. A quick freshening with a top wood stain that weathered Consumer Reports’ tough outdoor tests ...

Staining wood can spruce it up and protect it, especially if you’re using highly rated stain from brands like Behr, Olympic, and Valspar If you’re curious about which brand makes the best deck stain, ...

I have a symmetrical burl from a spruce tree that I cut in half to make a table. The cracks in the burl were filled with epoxy tinted black, and left to cure. Then the epoxy was sanded to a high sheen ...

Q: We have been advised by a broker to freshen up our unfinished basement with paint, to increase the overall appearance of the house as we prepare to put it on the market. But can you paint concrete ...