The last major aesthetic decision we need to make for the house is how to finish the stairs. The linoleum has been removed from most of them, leaving us with what you see above. We’re going to keep ...

With summer around the corner giving your wooden stairs a much needed refresh may be on the agenda. Dull, worn out stairs are ...

Renewing old wooden stairs to their former glory is a lot of work, but former glory is definitely worth aiming for if you like the look and patina of old wood. Here’s how to do it. Begin by vacuuming ...

If you’ve got indoor wood to finish, you need to know about something generically called coloured finishing oils. A phone call from a contractor friend last month got me thinking about this approach ...