Original wood floors can be one of the most striking features of a brownstone or townhouse, especially if they have intricate parquet or borders. But many wood floors have suffered years of neglect, ...

Because this space is a rental, the restrictions on any makeover possibilities were especially strict. That meant the ...

The sheer variety of hydrangeas available at garden centers speaks to their popularity. Gardeners adore the billowy blooms and elegant foliage they bring to the summer garden. But sometimes hydrangeas ...

Real Antique Wood takes materials from otherwise unwanted structures and repurposes them. The business offers everything from reclaimed hardwood flooring, antique barn siding, custom fireplace mantels ...

POTOMAC, Mont. — At a lumber yard in Potomac, colorful stories can be found in just about every timber or piece of metal. At Heritage Timber the saying is "Old Wood Saved For Good." Its owner, Gary ...

With a little effort, you can eliminate gaps, glaze panes and use caulk to make old wood windows more energy efficient and to help minimize the toll that time has ...

The woodwork in my old house could use refinishing. Much of it has complex, intricate profiles. What is the best way to strip it without ...

The first apartment I rented as a poor twenty-something had crappy wood floors that were painted brown, a fact I never much thought about until years later, after I bought my first house and had to ...

How much wood would a woodchuck recycle in the Northwest? With all the trees here in our woodsy region, you would think wood recycling would have a higher profile. As an organic material, wood is ...

Nathan Brown, the founder, and his sister Liz Brown, senior sales executive, by some of their wood at Old World Timber, 1195 Versailles Road in Lexington. Charles Bertram [email protected] ...