Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. home office with blue walls and blue notice board Whether you have considered how to make chalk paint or not, you can't have ...

Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ-- Jessica Mayhall does decorative paint finishes including milk paint, chalk paint, and stenciling, and teaches classes on it at Creative Finishes in Metairie, ...

SHAKER HEIGHTS -- You spent a week carefully sanding, priming and painting that cute chest of drawers you rescued from your aunt's attic. But your best friend is bragging on Facebook about how she ...

The confusion between milk and chalk paint can be chalked up to their numerous and beneficial shared traits. Both are fast-drying, environmentally-friendly, easy-to-use paints that can be applied to ...

You've got this old table that you are tired of looking at. It's too nice to throw out and too expensive to replace. What do you do? If you've watched even a single home improvement reality show, you ...

Chalk paint was invented in 1990 specifically to eliminate sanding and priming — the two steps that stop most beginners before they start. The calcium carbonate in chalk paint gives it a grip that ...

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 ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. Even ...

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 ...

A new RealLifeDIY guide spotlights chalk paint’s enduring role in furniture refinishing, credited with eliminating the need for sanding or priming before painting. First developed by Annie Sloan in ...