I don't think anyone can answer that question for you. No one is born knowing how to refinish furniture. So it's a matter of learning how, devoting the time, and acquiring the needed skills, materials and tools. Some people don't know where to start so don't. Some people get started and give up. Some complete and are not happy with the results. Some just would rather do other things with their time. I refinished my first piece when I was 14, as did my now 32 year old daughter. Both pieces are still in use. There are a number of "miracle" products out there that claim fantastic results with little effort. I generally find that you get what you pay for. If a $10 can of snake oil would do the job for everyone, there's be no refinishing business.

My3dogs, LOL!! You gave me a great laugh, and I'm on the couch sick today, so thank you! :-D He's working today, can't wait to tell him ... would you believe, he always wonders why I tell him he's such a hunk? He's so modest! :) Here, too: CL is full of chalk painter ads now. I agree about the one you posted, well said about it just looking painted, rather than transformed. I have a lot to learn, but my goal is for each piece to not just look painted. I want it to look like it was made that way first, a one-of-a-kind classic look, that hopefully won't look dated or faddish in the future. I don't always succeed, and have had my share of mistakes (I should post a little animal print table I did, everyone laughs at it, meanies), but I learn something new with each piece. :) This post was edited by Miz_M on Sat, Jul 27, 13 at 12:27

Sorry, but I have difficulty understanding your question. You are repainting a dresser, and need help with color, but DON’T like gray, is that correct? photos would be helpful. But without photos, I’d suggest green.

Plan: My porch/mudroom/pantry needs help in updating walls and floors. Other floors include the kitchen and the office that are adjacent to the porch. This porch is the main entry to the house. This is an old small farm house on a working family farm that has a grain and livestock operation. The porch is fully enclosed and insulated. It has a concrete stairway down to the basement. We store our coats and boots in this room as well as a pantry for food. Also my fridge is in this room as my kitchen is too small for a fridge :/ It is a hard used room, and at times has had a calf recovering from a difficult birth, or an old incontenant dog sleeping at night on the protected floor. We will not be moving walls, windows, or entries. The areas I need help with are the walls, ceiling, and organization and style of closets. I think I've sorted out the flooring. The ceiling: It needs painting. currently it has paneling on it and is probably there to cover cracked plaster. My MIL wont remember the circumstances that lead to the application of paneling on the ceiling. I want to caulk, prime, and paint the ceiling a white. The ceiling is 7ft high. A flush mount light is in the center of the room and is operated by a pull cord. Opening to the attic above the fridge. The walls: Existing walls are paneled in an old knotty pine and I was thinking of cleaning and reapplying polyurethane. But I might consider painting. Trials of alcohol and lacquer thinner tell me that part of the walls are in lacquer finish and the other is a poly. The floor: Existing flooring is glued down vinyl that has lasted very well since the 70's. I want to put a floating luxury vinyl tile down, and have selected an option - H-Flor Prestig in Carbon Black. Its by the company LX Hausys (I think its LG company) The same flooring will also be used in the kitchen and office. https://www.lxhausys.com/us/products/hflor/hflor-finder/lvt-flooring/filter/collection/prestg-spc Closets: Used for coats on the right side of the closet wall, near the door to the outside. The sliding door closet to the left is a pantry area. There is a small broom closet to the left of the pantry area. The open closet area is a new configuration to help with function, but I want the sliding doors back on. Hanging Sliding Closet Doors: Totally want to redo these with something thinner so there is more interior space for coats in the coat closet. Thinking of 3/4” finished surface plywood of birch. Currently the interior space is only about 18” deep. Plan view and elevation photos: I hope this plan makes sense. There are measurements listed for the porch, and the whole plan is drawn to scale. The width to the house is 20ft wide. This house is small. The new floor will go on the porch, office, and kitchen. It is selected to coordinate with teh bathroom floor and the dining room floor. North Wall with the closets: West wall with fridge and door to the kitchen: South wall with the pony walls that overlook the stairwell to the basement. Note ALL the coats! You can see the cord hanging down from the ceiling mounted light. East wall with the door to the outside: Selected vinyl is H-Flor Prestig in Carbon Black. Its by the company LX Hausys (I think its LG company): LVT next to the bathroom Brazilian slate tile: