Gone are the days of boring wooden drawers. According to Sloan, while these pieces are beautiful and well-made, materials like natural pine tend to turn orange with age. Instead, she painted this ...

and what it’s best used for. Chalk paint is a water-based polyacrylic varnish that can be used on various surfaces, including wood, glass, melamine, metal, and more. It has a matte, chalky ...

Chalk paint adheres best at room temperature ... so there’s no need to sand wood furniture (even if you’re working with varnished wood pieces), or prime it, before introducing the chalk ...