This Minwax clear coat for wood tables has the toughness associated with a traditional oil-based product, but it’s more eco-friendly and easier to clean up. Its odor isn’t as strong as oil-based ...

You may need nothing more than a thorough wipe-down, a few touch-ups with stain, and a bit of wax to restore the original luster. To revive an old, battered desk, we had to go through all four steps ...

Plus, common mistakes to avoid.

It takes one bad decision to learn an important lesson about wood: The wrong stain can ruin it. For me, that lesson came with the deck my dad built on our house when I was in high school. After a ...