There was a time when almost all of your furniture was built to last generations, and was expected to be repainted or refinished many times over the course of its service life. Painting fitted wardrobes used to be key when redecorating. That’s no longer always the case, and quite a few pieces of modern furniture go their entire existence without a single change of colour. Now, if you have a cheap and cheerful flat pack wardrobe, it might well not last long enough to be worth painting…