Staining with a highly rated product from a brand like Behr, Olympic, or Valspar can spruce up and protect wood. We spend ...

To test wood stains, CR’s engineers apply two coats to pine boards and then place them on the roof of our headquarters in Yonkers, N.Y. They face the boards south and angled down, ...

Best Overall Wood Stain Varathane Premium Fast Dry Wood Stain. W hen looking for the best stain for pine, oil-based stains ...

With the warmer weather here, now is the time to preserve your homes’ exterior wood surfaces, from decks and porches to ...

Wood stains are a must for older decks for health reasons, too. Before 2004 most decks were made of lumber pressure-treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) to fend off rot and insects.

There are currently nearly 30 wood stains in our ratings, and our tests have found significant differences. The best wood stain in our ratings currently earns an Overall Score of 82 out of 100.

If you haven't given much thought to the wood stain on your cabinetry, or you've just been living with the circa-1995 kitchen you inherited with the purchase of your home, it might be time for an ...

Whether revamping a tired coffee table or refinishing flooring, choosing the right wood stain is a key detail. There are endless options to choose from, including different colors, undertones ...

Do-it-yourselfers who want to stain interior wood such as doors and trim, or those who build furniture, have several choices of stains that can give various wood tones to the wood. Liquid pigmented… ...

Nothing ruins the luster of wood furniture quite like a watermark. Watermarks -- or water stains -- are often caused by cold glasses, spills, or hot dishes places directly on the wood. Luckily ...

Dark water stains: If light stains aren't treated, they'll eventually develop into dark water stains on wood. These stains, which appear deep brown or black, happen when water seeps into the wood ...

“When water stains on the finish of wood furniture show up as those white cloudy rings or marks, this coloring is a sign that the moisture is in the finish and hasn’t yet reached the wood ...