However, a dark kitchen might be what works best for your style and needs. If you’re drawn to dark colors in other areas of your home, you’ll probably prefer a dark kitchen.

Q: I have a solid oak dining table with finish that has worn off in several places. I use Johnson paste wax on it a few times a year, as directed by the furniture maker. This doesn't help the worn ...

Sanding a veneered table also takes special attention: You need to make sure you don’t sand through the veneer, which might be paper-thin. To sand off the old finish, a coarse grit — around 80 ...

Stepping into a kitchen with tacky, honey oak cabinets can have you feeling like you're in "Back to the Future." Well, if the time-traveling movie placed you back in 1995, that is. Outdated oak ...