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Dear Jerry: I live in the village of Bloomfield, Ontario County, in a two-story home built in 1925. I could use some advice on refinishing our front entry door. It is solid wood, and I think original ...

Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

Our house is about 150 years old, and as far as I know has it's original door hardware still. <BR><BR>The hinges and "lock boxes" are caked with multiple layers of paint and lacquer.<BR><BR>What I've ...

Q: The exterior side of our front door looks like it’s spotted with mildew. I asked two house painters if they could fix it but they were not interested. What should we do? A: A front door should ...

FARGO - Instead of kicking unwanted furniture from your home to the curb, what if you could repurpose that furniture and give it new life? There are a variety of ways to recycle worn-out furniture.

Refinishing your wood deck doesn't just make your backyard look better—doing so can extend the life of your deck, too. "The type and quality of stain can have a huge impact on the longevity of the ...

Q: Our very old wood floors are in good shape and were refinished right before we bought our house 10 years ago. But now there is very noticeable wear in a few spots, chiefly in the entryway. How ...