Discover how simple furniture refinishing can be with the right supplies. Learn what you need to restore, refresh, and ...

Two recently updated DIY guides are encouraging home crafters to refresh old furniture using accessible, low-cost methods. One focuses on chalk paint’s easy-adhesion finish and sealing options, while ...

What is it about DIY furniture makeovers that seem so intimidating? You've been meaning to dress up that old dresser, wooden chair, or boring bar stool for a while now, but you're not even sure where ...

You bought all the paint and pinned all the pins to envision exactly how you want to look, but you still haven’t gotten to repainting that old dresser you’ve been meaning to tackle for the past six ...

Have a boring piece of furniture that you are tempted to leave at the curb next garbage day? If it is still standing, you can give it some pizzazz and make it coordinate with any room in your home by ...

The lacquer was chipping away from my mid-century modern dining chairs — one of which also had a wobbly leg — when I contacted two refinishers to inquire about a makeover. The estimates they gave were ...

Wash the furniture thoroughly and put newspaper down to avoid getting paint on paving slabs or grass. When the furniture is dry, remove loose rust and/or paint with a paint scraper and coarse ...

What Does it Mean to ‘Refinish’ Furniture? Refinishing furniture is typically done to improve or restore an object. In addition, the restorer or artisan may even aim to achieve a renewed finish. In ...

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 ...