Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DSC_6378- miss-mustard-seed Marian Parsons—mother, wife, and creative soul—was crushing on hand-painted antique European furniture ...

There are a few good ways to ruin the original finish on an antique chair, and Karen Keane, CEO of Skinner Inc. in Boston, has seen them all. Karen has examined antique chairs that people have ...

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 ...

Old is chic for 2016, especially antique Paris chic. This is a year to embrace patina, antique finishes, faded mirrors, aging metallic patina, peeling gilt, time-worn stone and eglomise. Eglomise is a ...

Q: We renovated our kitchen 10 years ago in a French country style. One of my favorite details is the "jewelry" we chose for the cabinet knobs and pulls. Over time, the antique-looking finish has worn ...

Q: We renovated our kitchen 10 years ago in a French country style. One of my favorite details is the "jewelry" we chose for the cabinet knobs and pulls. Over time, the antique-looking finish has worn ...

This is a 3.5 minute video I filmed and edited on the technique I use for painting furniture to look old. It rips through the process pretty fast, but I think it shows everything that it needs to.

Just because you can paint something, doesn't mean you should. Anyone who has tried their hand at a DIY has likely learned this lesson the hard way. And nothing stirs up more heated debate in the ...