Q. My home is about 22 years old and is partly sided with redwood shiplap siding. When it was new, the siding was coated with an oil stain, probably four coats. The wood darkens with time and we have ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Most people would have sent the wood to a landfill. But for sustainable builder Steve Pallrand, founder and principal designer of the L.A. firm Carbon Shack Design, the dilapidated barn’s redwood ...

For those of you playing along at home, Buena Vista means “good view” in Spanish, and this house has that in spades – inside and out. The exterior of the home is comprised of two volumes which are ...