Staining

Deck Maintenance: Sealing and Staining

Bob Vila — Deck Maintenance: Sealing and Staining - To ensure a safe deck with a long life, you need to properly maintain it. Sealing or staining the deck protec To ensure a safe deck with a long life, you need to properly maintain it. Sealing or staining ...More…

Staining Furniture

DIYnet — It's not difficult to stain unfinished wood furniture for a look that matches your existing decor. New furniture can be expensive, and hunting for nicely finished antique furniture can be time-consuming. Fortunately, staining and finishing wood ...More…

Staining Techniques

DIYnet — When you stain wood, you must use proper techniques in order to achieve a professional-looking finish. Here are the steps to take when staining a piece of wood: Scrap piece of wood (the same kind of wood as the work piece) Before you begin ...More…

Staining a Garage Floor

DIYnet — If you're tired of the oil stains on your garage floor but can't get rid of them, consider changing the floor's color with concrete stain. Sprinkle a few drops of water on your floor to determine whether a sealant has been applied to it. The . ...More…

A Panelized Home: Beginning the Finish

Bob Vila — A Panelized Home: Beginning the Finish - Throughout this project one recurring theme constantly re-emerges-hire the right people and take the time to Throughout this project one recurring theme constantly re-emerges-hire the right people and take ...More…

Routine Deck Maintenance

Bob Vila — Routine Deck Maintenance - Whether you simply wash off mold or re-stain every two years, proper deck maintenance ensures a new-looking, durable outdoo Whether you simply wash off mold or re-stain every two years, proper deck maintenance ensures a ...More…

Faux Grain Door Finish

Bob Vila — Faux Grain Door Finish - Behind the Scenes - Executive Mansion Bob visited local artist Elaine Haviland in her studio in Richmond's elaborately restored Landmark Theater to see how she achieved the painted wood graining finish on the doors. ...More…

A Panelized Home: Beginning the Finish

Bob Vila — A Panelized Home: Beginning the Finish - Throughout this project one recurring theme constantly re-emerges-hire the right people and take the time to Throughout this project one recurring theme constantly re-emerges-hire the right people and take ...More…

Needed: A Warm and Inviting Entry

DIYnet — World-traveling attorney Roslyn Satchel calls her home her sanctuary. A lover of color and texture, Satchel selected pristine white carpet to offset her art collection and African artifacts. Satchel's visitors must take off their shoes when ...More…

Finishing Touches / Warm and Inviting Entryway

DIYnet — Professionals are called in to install new flooring in a rich tone, while the crew stains the front door and staircase banister. Host Amy Devers and Roslyn Satchel's mother, Dee, have added a warm coat of sunshine yellow to the walls. The new ...More…

Stenciling With Stain

DIYnet — When you stencil with stain, you can choose from more than 60 shades. Do we have to use paint when stenciling, or can we use stains? Never stencil antique furniture: it will reduce the value. Instead, buy an inexpensive piece of unfinished ...More…

Country Finish

DIYnet — Bruce Johnson fashions a special paint finish for an inexpensive unfinished-wood footstool. The "aged" paint finish is designed to mimic the look of an authentic country antique. Original pieces, however, can command very high prices -- ...More…

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