The first time I tried to paint furniture without sanding, three coats of good latex came off the top in one rubbery strip, the way a label peels off a jar, and all I did was pull up a bit of painter’s tape I’d stuck there to mark where the lamp would go. It was […]

Almost every DIY coffee table makeover I’ve watched fall apart did so on the top, usually within the first month, because the top takes the hot mug, the feet on a Sunday night, and the juice cup somebody left there overnight. At the same time, the legs get kicked maybe twice a year. So I […]