If you're looking to give your furniture a new lease of life, chalk paint — famed for its matt, chalky appearance — is a brilliant way to spruce up worn-out, tired-looking furniture ...

Bone inlay involves embedding delicate pieces of bone or shell into wood furniture to create a pattern. It's gorgeous, but expensive. Here, @ildikoh67 creates a similar effect with nothing but chalk ...

This 1840s Italianate home in Madison, Indiana, is featured on the 2024 Nights Before Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes.

Sanding and painting is an easy way to refresh thrift store furniture. Start by sanding the piece to remove old finishes, ...

Are you planning to pair different paint with stain colors? Having a few examples to guide your palette selection will ensure ...

To put leftover paint to good use, four paint experts reveal the creative ways to transform the look of a room with minimal ...

Desperate to stamp your own personality on your rented property but worried about losing a deposit? These no-fuss projects ...

known for its considered use of salvaged furniture and materials. “It became a byword for painting everything and anything in pretty artless, trashy pop colors.” He specifically cites a ...

Either way, you can—contrary to popular belief—renew your furniture’s lease on life with a fresh coat of paint. The work demands a certain amount of preparation; paint projects always do.

Is your entryway filled with shoes, coats, bags, and other clutter? Find out how a versatile IKEA shoe and coat rack can help ...

The process of staining wood furniture is not daunting. If you have to remove any paint before staining the piece, though, there will be more steps, tools (and perhaps chemicals) involved.

"Everyone has been distressing and chalk-painting furniture for years now," she said. "Unfortunately, most of these mass-produced distressed pieces look cheaply made." If you're looking to add ...