Learning how to paint your own furniture opens up a world of opportunities, allowing you to create custom pieces while saving money. In addition, thrifting and upcycling your home decor can benefit ...

This small table needed a makeover, and painting the table black was just the beginning. The fun part was wet distressing the ...

At every talk I give on downsizing, the subject of handing furniture off to grown kids comes up. And every time I deliver the bad news: The kids don’t want your stuff. Invariably, parents moan and ...

I don’t know a single soul who hasn’t, at some point, purchased an item of furniture from IKEA. Whether it was flat-packed or ready-assembled, everyone is hooked on the functional and modern designs ...

Reupholstering furniture can be complicated, but painting fabric chairs achieves a similar result; just be sure to ...

Depending what type of material you’re painting and how it will be used, a surface like Arborite or melamine on a counter or ...

One of the easiest ways to give an old piece of furniture a fresh new look is by painting it. But if you’re not a painting professional or are new to the challenging world of DIY, painting furniture ...

Take a good look at your furniture and decide if painting or staining is even worth it. Look and feel for soft or rotted spots on wood furniture, inspect plastic furniture for cracks and check metal ...

You’ve made the decision to hand off your home interior painting work to a professional, which is a huge time and headache saver. At the same time, there are things you can do to make the job move ...