Former Chicagoans Dan and Marilynn Tynan quit their “real jobs” (he was an architect, she an interior designer) because they wanted to work together. The husband and wife team bought birdhouses from a ...

America’s long-standing love affair with dark wood furniture, while far from finished, may at least be waning as more consumers express a willingness to embrace pieces with painted, rather than ...

When Annie Sloan created Chalk Paint in 1990, she never imagined that it would become the go-to decorative paint for anyone embarking on a do-it-yourself home project—which is exactly what it is today ...

Key Points Painting antique or midcentury furniture can lower its value and hide original details.Paint can obscure intricate ...