The Catawba Valley Wood Carvers Club announced the winner of the 2024 Mel Moose Award at its Oct. 19 meeting. The winner is Eugene “Gene” Parham of Hickory. Parham has been carving birds for ...

Thinking of staining your wooden cabinets for a refreshed look in the kitchen? Here's what you should consider about your ...

Q: My dogs have heavily damaged the hardwood flooring in my 1956 house. Is there a way to refinish the floor so it’s impervious to dog urine? My handyman has suggested vinyl flooring, but I appreciate ...

The best kitchen flooring stands up to stains, spills, and high foot traffic while also lending a sense of style to one of the most popular rooms in the home.

Are you planning to pair different paint with stain colors? Having a few examples to guide your palette selection will ensure ...

What makes it even more impressive is that Wood has achieved all of this from only 19 shots in his nine league appearances. His conversion rate of 36.8 per cent is the best in the division among ...

They apparently are thinner than our original boards, so now we have a trail of old stain marks on our siding. What is the best way to remove the stain? Can we paint over it? Jeanne Huber can help ...

Staining wood can spruce it up and protect it, especially if you’re using highly rated stain from brands like Behr, Olympic, and Valspar If you’re curious about which brand makes the best deck ...

Wood is usually more economical than other fuels. It’s renewable, so it’s more environmentally friendly than fossil heating alternatives. The best wood-burning stoves are efficient ...

In some cases, such as with oily pizza boxes, items that create heat stains don’t have to be all that hot; liquids like oil more easily penetrate wood. It’s best to assume that anything warm ...

Self-watering planters are thought to be a wet-it-and-forget-it solution for plant lovers with a busy schedule. But do they really provide a healthy habitat in which your indoor greenery can thrive?