Dear Reena: We’ve painted our 1970s oak kitchen cabinets a bright white. The handles were in the middle, they were removed and the holes plugged, and wood putty applied and sanded to a smooth finish.

Q: I'm buying a metal door, but I want to make it look like a wood door. Can you tell me how? A: The technique you're thinking of is called false graining, and it dates back thousands of years. It can ...