Q: My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded. I’d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware, but I’ve heard that you can’t get good results painting over stain. Is ...

“These are the products that control the absorption, making sure the stain penetrates equally and granting you that finish you’re after,” advises residential painter George Crew. “The extra ...

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 ...

Q: We have a concrete patio around our pool that is about 30 years old, and I would like to stain it to give it some color and character. The area of the concrete is about 3,000 square feet. Is this ...

Q: My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded. I’d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware, but I’ve heard that you can’t get good results painting over stain. Is ...