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From scraping to sanding to priming to painting, it’s delightful once you figure out how to avoid the pitfalls. Painting an old chair: harder than it looks. Credit... Supported by By Tim Heffernan ...

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Influencers who paint over midcentury modern wood furniture with white or "millennial gray" are ruthlessly mocked on Instagram and TikTok.