Parquet is among the highest-quality flooring options. Its pleasant texture, natural appearance, and long-lasting durability ...

Wood floors of the Victorian era, with plain, unfinished planks, have given way to parquet designs. Restoring these floors goes a long way to creating an authentic period look. Unlike unfinished ...

Wood floors of the Victorian era, with plain, unfinished planks, have given way to parquet designs. Restoring these floors goes a long way to creating an authentic period look. Unlike unfinished ...

Original wood floors can be one of the most striking features of a brownstone or townhouse, especially if they have intricate parquet or borders. But many wood floors have suffered years of neglect, ...

There are certain areas of your floor that get more traffic than others. So what do you do when one heavily trafficked area of your hardwood floor looks worn while the rest of it is OK? A reader sent ...

How do you fix broken sash latches? Q We have double-hung windows with tilt-in sashes for easy cleaning. Some of the sashes won't stay closed, but pop open on their own. Can this be fixed? A The ...

We are in a 100 year old brownstone building that has quarter sawn oak and mahogany flooring with other wood we cant identify. Does anyone know what types of wood are commomly used for these type of ...