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Milk paint, chalk paint, furniture paint, mineral paint … it can get confusing. There are a large number of paints on the market these days for refinishing and updating furniture and interior projects, and there seem to be more every day. Let’s take a look at the different (and same) characteristics of each.

An old desk becomes part of a glamorous dressing room as a makeup vanity in this furniture makeover. 

Woodcraft blogger and upcycler Lori Haught shares her Top 15 paint colors for updating furniture. See if your favorites made the list. 

Color wheel.

Learn about some distressing techniques from Susan Hudson.

Furniture paint fact sheet from Black Dog Salvage.

Learn a little about the history of sideboards, and see a great transformation — including an unexpected surprise!

Black Dog Salvage and Woodcraft have teamed up to bring you new Furniture Paints and Top Coat products. Susan "Swooz" Hudson - Black Dog Salvage Furniture Paint, upcycling voice and expert of Black Dog Salvage shares her knowledge in painting and finishing to help you bring old relics back to life.

This article gives detailed instructions for removing white rings from finishes.

Wipe-on finishes are popular for a variety of reasons, the biggest of which is the ease of application.