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 ...

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 ...

Can you paint over stained wood? Yes, you can! This shouldn’t come as a surprise because wood stain is designed to be top-coated with a clear finish, and when it comes to adhesion, there isn’t much ...

A great wood stain does double duty. First, it adds to the aesthetics, either by enhancing the natural grain pattern of the wood or by covering blemishes, depending on the stain you choose. Second, it ...

What’s a stain remover, anyway? Laundry detergent in a spray bottle? Consumer Reports ran lab tests to find out. Our results found that the best laundry stain remover, the OxiClean MaxForce, gets rid ...