Fifty or 60 years ago, if you had hardwood floors it meant that you couldn’t afford carpeting, and everyone who had the funds put heavy pile over those burnished boards. Nowadays, hardwood floors are ...

The Fix: Switch to a pH-neutral cleaner made specifically for hardwood floors. You want a sleaner that is designed to lift dirt and grime without leaving residue or harming the finish. Regular use of ...

Q: We recently moved into a resale house that has some wood floors. The floors really need to be refinished, but I don’t want to pay someone to do it. How do I go about refinishing the floor? A: ...

Maudline Cajou is at the helm of an alarmingly loud, ancient, dusty-pink Hoover buffer, pushing, pulling, carefully skirting the edges of the Oriental rug on the living room floor in Margot Kelly's ...