Taping off places that need to be protected . Once that was done , the first big task was to re - stain the woodwork . One thing I 'll say for this house is that it has nice six - panel doors , which were originally stained a medium brown rather than painted . Unfortunately all the doorframes and the baseboards ( too narrow and too obviously off the cheap builder 's shelf to be graceful ) were stained to match , setting the whole place instantly and unmistakably in the 1980 's .

Question: Why might I be restaining the woodwork in the house ?
Answer: I might be planning to paint over the restained woodwork to make it more up to date .I might be remodeling or redecorating the house to make it more up to date .I might be pulling off the restained woodworks to make it more up to date .I might be replacing the restained woodwork to make it more up to date .