Chalk paint creates a soft, chalky patina that gives furniture an antique look and it makes refinishing furniture and cabinets easier because it requires little prep work. Although it is a useful and ...

Q: We recently bought a 1926 colonial in Melrose with mostly horsehair plaster walls. This is my first experience with plaster walls, and I'm afraid they are going to crumble when I hang artwork, etc.

You’re proudly hanging your first picture on your new home’s antique plaster walls. A few minutes later, it’s no longer ...