Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Were you the kind of kid that loved spending the afternoon with a bucket of chalk, turning your driveway into a multicolored ...

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 ...

One of my most favorite movies is 500 Days of Summer. It was charming and original and quirky in the best way, and I will verbally spar with anyone who says otherwise. If you have seen 500 Days of ...

Chalkboard paint is not a new trend for the home, but it's steadily growing in popularity, enthuses designer Joshua Rowland, simply because it's fun. It's also "pretty useful," added Rowland, ...

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 ...

Chalkboards may be old-school, but they’re new accents in home decor. “Look what I made,” Kelly Sims of Liberty, Mo., said at a chalkboard paint class in Independence, Mo., holding up pictures of a ...

Chalkboards are no longer just for classrooms — they’ve managed to find their way into homes. These erasable surfaces are multipurpose and highly functional. Use them to create a grocery list, ...

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 ...