STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- You'll often hear debate about which chemical finishing product is superior: polyurethane or lacquer. Certainly, each finish possesses its own advantages and disadvantages, ...

Finishes that stand out beg to be looked at and to be touched. With a little time and patience a lustrous lacquer finish can beautify almost any woodwork. Lacquer is a good indoor finish because it ...

Making a red lacquer magnolia wreath for the holiday or even Valentine’s Day is simple. First, insert fresh magnolia leaves into a foam wreath shape. Then, spray the wreath with a red lacquer color; ...

Our painting example is a neglected '66 Nova SS 327/350 hp picked up by Reggie Jackson and being restored by John Harvey (Reggie's Paint by Lil' John, Costa Mesa, California). This is how it looked ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country. It requires ...

Last month, an intriguing, black lacquer bed with a swooping silhouette, part of a sale at Christie’s, was all over my Instagram feed. It was Jean Dunand's 1932 bed Aux Nenuphars (With Waterlilies), ...