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 ...

My mother and I have a running decor battle going on in our shared home. I want to paint over all the 1980s pine with fresh, white paint. She says she’ll burn the dang place down before she lets that ...