Wood floors are stylish and durable, but they are also prone to scratching easily. Luckily, there's a simple DIY solution ...

This meant replacing some of the wide-plank pine floorboards in our 1980s beach house. But the finish on the new floorboards isn’t right, and it’s driving me crazy.

Starting with the coarsest sandpaper you have (36-grit or 40-grit), make three-to-four-foot strokes along the floor, going with the wood grain. Do overlapping passes from one end of the room to ...

For centuries, most wood floors were given a wax finish, which requires regular maintenance and waxing as part of routine housekeeping. Some homes still continue that tradition. But for the past ...