Whether your painted furniture has a fresh coat or has been sitting pretty for years, chipping is always a concern. If you're going to avoid repainting your furniture, you need to do your best to ...

Take a good look at your furniture and decide if painting or staining is even worth it. Look and feel for soft or rotted ...

A "shabby chic" finish that requires almost no paint prep? It's no wonder chalk paint is the veneer of choice for upcycled furniture and decor DIYs.

A key part of the process is stripping the original finish off of the furniture to get down to the raw wood. Once that's done, I'm left with a clean slate that I can leave as it is, paint ...