Most homes will have a piece of pine furniture – perhaps a bedside table or a whole chest of drawers. This orange pine – often varnished or waxed – can be particularly hard to paint over, especially ...

You’ve seen the pictures: scuffed-up coffee tables, distressed dressers and sad, unloved chairs all revitalized by a colorful new paint job. It seems so simple on your screen, but is it? All that ...