For her color of choice, Bong opted for Minwax's Water-based Color Stain in a warm, rustic Birchbark shade. But this DIY enthusiast had a clever twist up her sleeve! "While the Birchbark stain was ...

Unlike lacquer, shellac and varnish, which have been around for centuries, polyurethane is a product of 20th-century lab technology. In some ways, polyurethane is better than traditional film coating.