A set of basic wooden furniture is housed within a space full of distressed wood walls and floor planks. - Pakin Songmor/Getty Images If you find yourself in possession of outdated-looking wooden ...

Paint a base coat on the piece, and let it dry completely. Using your finger and a dry cloth, spread the vaseline out over the edges and corners of your project. Leave it thicker in some places and ...

Question: Is it a crime to paint over old wood paneling? We are rehabbing a l9th-century farmhouse that has seen better days. It was used as a barn for years and the paneling (it's either oak or pine ...