Hey everybody! Today on Modern Builds I'm experimenting with using coffee as wood stain. I've seen a few people use instant coffee to make stain, but that seems like a cop out to me. I don't drink ...

Every species has its own natural coloration that combines with the stain to produce a distinctive hue. Can I use a stain to make wood look like a different species? To some extent, yes ...

A person applies wood stain to a parquet floor with a roller - Cavan-Images/Shutterstock ...

Radiate the stain outward, using a dry brush technique to get some texture in the tight spots and corners. Drag or roll the wood grain tool down the panel several times, creating the distinctive wood ...

Couples of female friends paid $35 to learn how to craft their own wall signs Saturday at Sassafras Studio in the Harrod ...

The white wine didn't need much in the way of scrubbing between pouring. It was like it got rid of the stain on its own. But the wine smell left behind then needed dealing with. If you don't have a ...

make a DIY cleaning solution with warm water, vinegar, and corn starch, then add it to a spray bottle. If you find the item still needs a bit of a polish after wiping it down, create a thick paste out ...

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make sure the decking is clean, free of dust, and dry. Next apply the paint or stain according to the instructions. Most recommend at least two or three coats, with a four-hour drying time between ...

And, as it turns out, Tide Free & Gentle is great for pretreating stains too, especially greasy or oily ones. I took this advice, but to make pretreating easier, I put Tide in a spray bottle with ...

I gave this a shot, scrubbing at half the stain with a soapy water mix. The stain faded somewhat, but it wasn't really magical and it required a lot of elbow grease on my part. I don't own this ...