Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone sanding a small section of a wooden chair While wood furniture may be timeless, the varnish is not. As a result, it can ...

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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 ...

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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 ...