I have a new wooden screen door that I want to paint or stain a deep red colour. I don't want it to come out strawberry or paprika. The red I am talking about is a blood red. What can I do to achieve this affect. I have picked out a colour from Colour Your World, it is "Drum Beat" or "Rapture." By the way, the door is pine. we are also renovating our kitchen and I want that colour for my cupboards too. I do realize, to achieve that deep colour I might have to put on several coats. Thanks in advance for your help, Kimbo a go go

I bought a home about four year ago and it was six years old then. The people who built the home went crazy with carpet. They even put it in the bathrooms. I had one child when I moved in and now I have two. My children are now 3 and 6. They both have allergies and the carpet kills them. I really don't want to put out the money to replace all this carpet but I want to get rid of it. I've seen several articles on staining cement flooring but all of the articles said there was really only high success in new cement. I really wanted to paint my floors and find some type of sealer to keep it from getting scratched from dining room chairs and moving of furniture. Can anyone help me on this issue??????