by Anawalt Lumber | Dec 22, 2024 | Paint, Home Decor, Home Improvement, Home Repair
Staining protects wood’s natural beauty. It highlights the grain, adds depth, and shields the material from sunlight, moisture, and wear. Your choice of wood stain and the quality of your application can dramatically alter the look and feel of the finished...
by Anawalt Lumber | Dec 20, 2024 | Paint, Home Improvement, Home Repair
Latex or oil-based? Matte or gloss? You haven’t even started painting, and already you’re paralyzed with indecision. It’s the paradox of choice — too many options shut down your brain, and you walk away buying nothing. But selecting house paint —...
by Anawalt Lumber | Dec 8, 2024 | Tools, Home Repair
To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Except that some hammers aren’t meant for nails at all. The hammer, one of the first tools in human history and descended from a lowly rock, is now highly specialized and employed in various tasks from construction to...
by Anawalt Lumber | Dec 3, 2024 | Paint, Home Decor, Home Improvement, Home Repair
Painting plastic opens a world of creative possibilities. As you unleash your inner Michelangelo, you’re also doing a good deed — like keeping that old, faded plastic lawn furniture out of the landfill. Fresh paint can revive old patio furniture, upgrade home...
by Anawalt Lumber | Nov 30, 2024 | Paint, Home Improvement, Home Repair
Garage floors used to be nothing more than unsightly slabs of gray concrete. Maybe an oil stain here, a flat cardboard sheet there, the occasional dust bunny… But thanks to developments in paint technology, you’re no longer limited to the dull and...
by Anawalt Lumber | Sep 8, 2024 | Home Repair, Home Improvement, Paint
Every drywall has a history — a history of dings, dents, scuffs, and holes. Some holes may be easy to hide, while others are the size of a baseball — the very thing the kids were chucking about the house last week. Unless you pack the house in bubble wrap (“Not...
