Melissa is a writer who focuses on home design, trends and projects. She covers content for a variety of sites to help readers navigate everything from finding the right interior color palette to ...

Buying new isn’t always the answer for interiors. There’s little to beat the satisfaction of an update to what’s already there — or to a piece you bought secondhand — that makes it a fabulous feature ...

Don't be afraid of a little color! A colorful piece of furniture looks fabulous in any room. I absolutely love to paint. Most people hate it; I find it relaxing. But, what I love to paint the most is ...

Fashionable with DIY decorators as well as with custom finish pros, milk paint and chalk paint appear on everything these days, from wood furniture to metal mirror frames to walls. But what makes ...

If you’re looking for paint that will beautify your living or working space while treading lightly on the planet, you’re in luck. Milk and chalk paints are fast-drying, water-based paints that are ...

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 ...

Are your cabinets dark, out-of-date and in desperate need of a makeover? If you’ve been putting off painting them because you’re scared of the process (and maybe even the outcome), this before and ...

Admittedly, I’m less of a "do it yourselfer" and more of a "find a pro to do it." If a client has a question concerning paint, I turn to Corinne Courtney of Nailed It! Hardware in Washingtonville. The ...

DIY novices, fear not: refurbing your furniture is much simpler than you may think. Repainting a dresser, bookshelf, or mirror doesn't have to be an arduous task, and can be tackled in a weekend ...