Category Archives: Home & Garden

How to Repair Wooden Furniture Veneer

Repair veneer on your wooden furniture following our recommendations! Thomas Barwick / Getty Images Because [...]

How to Strip Stain From Wood

Wanting to prove your carpenter skills? Ridvan_celik There are many ways to remove wood stain. [...]

How to Repair Wooden Furniture Joints

In many cases, a loose joint can simply be re-glued. Force glue into the joint [...]

How to Remove Stains and Discoloration From Wooden Furniture

Repairing wooden furniture surfaces from burns to discoloration is easy if you know how. Stephen [...]

How to Seal Wooden Furniture

Like good sanding, careful sealing can make all the difference to your results in refinishing [...]

How to Bleach Wooden Furniture

In most cases, bleaching is essentially a first-aid measure not a routine part of refinishing. [...]

A Guide to Wooden Furniture Restoration Materials

Finishes, stains, fillers, and sealers vary from project to project and deteriorate over time. If [...]

Door-Fixing Tips

If fences make for better neighbors, then doors make for happier families. But not if [...]

How to Install a Lockset

Once you’ve hung a new door, you need to fit it with a lockset. Some [...]

How to Install a Fluorescent Light

A fluorescent fixture has three main parts — the bulb, ballast, and starter. When one [...]

How to Hang an Interior Door in 4 Steps

It’s not as hard as you think to install an interior door. ©2006 Publications International, [...]

How to Unstick a Door

Loose hinge screws can be tightened by filling the hole with wooden toothpicks dipped in [...]

A Guide to Wooden Furniture Restoration Tools

©2006 Publications International A flat scraper blade can be used to remove old finish and [...]

Heating and Cooling System Maintenance Tips

Heating and cooling systems are usually trouble-free and easy to maintain. Efficient operation is a [...]

What’s HVAC? Heating and Cooling System Basics

Simple maintenance can greatly extend the life of a central air conditioner. Iuliia Burmistrova / [...]