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How to Re-Paint a Chair and Give it a New Life

July 25, 2026 By Courtney Leave a Comment

This image shows the chair after the second coat of paint.

There is a set of four small farmhouse chairs we have had in our household for over 20 years. I bought them at an antique market back then and I’ve since painted them with milk paint. That painting job was about 12 years ago, so it’s time they were re-painted. In this post, I’m going…

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Hi, my name is Courtney. It is my passion to preserve beauty and goodness in my  home, and to make it a place of comfort and love. Please join me each month as I keep a remembrance of the pleasures of homemaking! Read more about me here.

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