The last major aesthetic decision we need to make for the house is how to finish the stairs. The linoleum has been removed from most of them, leaving us with what you see above. We’re going to keep ...

Stairs are an oft-overlooked feature of a home, but one used multiple times daily. If they’re not well maintained, it can be disastrous — whether it’s about making sure an errant nail is hammered down ...

No doubt about it, paint is definitely a pesky substance. We get more letters about paint than about any other subject. Most of them are questions about how to keep paint on; but recently a reader in ...