We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Before you toss out an old piece of wood furniture, consider giving it new life with a fresh coat of paint; but it might be time to put down ...

Few do-it-yourself home improvement projects deliver as much satisfaction for the effort as painting a piece of furniture. Especially if you snagged the furniture at the ReStore or Thrifty Shop — or ...

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 ...

Get started restoring old wood furniture for some extra cash. Read on to find more information about the best tools for furniture restoration, how to prepare and how to sell your furniture. Heading ...

Giving IKEA furniture a fresh coat of paint sounds easy enough, but the many failed DIY projects out there suggest otherwise. To get you on the right track — and save you hours wasted on an ...

Several years later, they decided, without consulting me, that mahogany was out and that a fruitwood finish would look better. Piece by piece, the furniture disappeared into the garage along with my ...

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 ...