From scraping to sanding to priming to painting, it’s delightful once you figure out how to avoid the pitfalls.

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 ...

Some paint colors get stuck in time -- a tone that lives in history, but they aren't timeless. This color worked in the 70s ...

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