From scraping to sanding to priming to painting, it’s delightful once you figure out how to avoid the pitfalls.

"It depends on the quality of the piece and of the painting," says Sophie Williamson. Practically speaking, this may be most significant if you're thinking you might offload the piece down the line.

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 ...

Going Rustic: A Guide to Painting Old Wooden Furniture Old furniture comes in two categories: a shabby old piece you fell in love with at a second hand store that just needs a little bit of love, 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 ...

Patti Donahue-Peltz swears by baby wipes. She regularly makes trips to Sam's Club to stock up. But babies are the furthest thing from the 59-year-old's mind. "I love them because then I can tell ...

This once mahogany dresser belonged to the author’s parents. Some years ago, the author’s daughter painted it white, and just recently transformed it again by painting it Deep Jungle Green. It’s now ...

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 ...

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 ...

When I deliver the bad news, I get the same reaction at every talk I give on downsizing: The kids don’t want your stuff. Invariably, parents moan, and adult children cheer. “Don’t believe me?” I ask. ...