Refinishing an antique table takes time, patience, and a lot of care. After all, an antique isn't just another piece of furniture; it doesn't have merely style and function, but character as well.

That beat-up $5 table might be better built than anything sold new today.

Q: My butcher block kitchen table is 1 1/2 inches thick and 38 inches in diameter. The varnished surface is badly pitted and some of the polyurethane varnish has peeled. Can I refinish it myself? The ...

The lacquer was chipping away from my midcentury modern dining chairs – one of which also had a wobbly leg – when I contacted two refinishers to inquire about a makeover. The estimates they gave were ...

A new RealLifeDIY guide spotlights chalk paint’s enduring role in furniture refinishing, credited with eliminating the need for sanding or priming before painting. First developed by Annie Sloan in ...

The lacquer was chipping away from my mid-century modern dining chairs — one of which also had a wobbly leg — when I contacted two refinishers to inquire about a makeover. The estimates they gave were ...

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EDMONTON — You can see his whole life in those hands. Rough-skinned, lacquer-stained, big-knuckled, they have earned him a good living for four decades, built a reputation you can’t buy at any price ...