Wood is one of the most enduring and beloved materials in home design, but just like paint colors and tile choices, certain wood finishes can quickly fall out of fashion. In this House Digest ...

This is an article I never thought I’d write, because I’m a paint-the-paneling kind of girl. If you read my style blog on a regular basis, I’m pretty sure you know how I feel about wood paneling. To ...

Wall treatments invariably stamp a house with their era. Think about the bright (even garish) mixed-pattern papers used in Victorian design, or the bold geometric papers used in the ’30s, ’40s and ...

Q Our kitchen cabinets are 1970s knotty pine in very good condition. We painted them using a good primer and paint, but after about six months we can see the knots through the paint. What can we do ...

Q–Our family room is on the first floor, next to our garage, and the walls have knotty pine paneling with a “natural” finish. The paneling is in excellent condition, except for three badly stained ...