Q: I have several wooden spindle chairs that have seen better days. After years of use, some dowels have come loose and the chairs have become wobbly. How can I make the chairs solid again? A: When ...

We’ve all experienced that moment of dread when we sit down in the dining room and realize our chair suddenly feels a little wonky. While ignoring it is an option (for a little while, anyway), the ...

This wobbly, old chair was made using mortise-and-tenon construction. There were nails in almost every joint. Always look for hidden nails if a joint doesn’t come apart easily, otherwise you’ll damage ...

Q: My son knocked over one of our kitchen chairs and broke the top slat. It’s a Pottery Barn Isabella chair that we got in 2014, and unfortunately they no longer make the chair in this color. The ...