Q. A few years ago, I removed the carpeting from two flights of stairs and replaced it with maple hardwood. They look beautiful, but they’re very slippery. A few months ago, I fell down the stairs and ...

April Wilkerson builds a wooden walkway with stairs that’s fast, affordable, and easy to follow. More Than 90 Republicans ...

Renewing old wooden stairs to their former glory is a lot of work, but former glory is definitely worth aiming for if you like the look and patina of old wood. Here’s how to do it. Begin by vacuuming ...

Q: I would like to replace the worn-out old carpet on my stairs with either hardwood or engineered wood/laminate. Like the carpet, my Pomeranian and I are also “older” and my family and friends think ...

In this video, I demonstrate how I transformed warped cherry wood, originally destined for the fireplace, into a step stool ...

While wood furniture may be timeless, the varnish is not. As a result, it can fade and mark over years of use. The good news is that it is relatively easy to refinish wood to breathe new life into ...

Every step you take has the ability to generate energy — if you’re walking on the right kind of floor. Material science researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have figured out how to build ...