Stripping furniture is a messy, time-consuming process. And sometimes the results aren’t as great as you had hoped. Fortunately, you don’t always have to resort to stripping to restore your furniture ...

That beat-up $5 table might be better built than anything sold new today.

Q: My butcher block kitchen table is 1 1/2 inches thick and 38 inches in diameter. The varnished surface is badly pitted and some of the polyurethane varnish has peeled. Can I refinish it myself? The ...

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The lacquer was chipping away from my mid-century modern dining chairs — one of which also had a wobbly leg — when I contacted two refinishers to inquire about a makeover. The estimates they gave were ...

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 ...