Watch this mid-century modern dresser transform with just a little paint and some maintenance. Video Transcript. BRE BRINGIER: Hey, people, and welcome to Yahoo In the Know Furniture Flip. I'm ...

She still thought the piece was cute and was able to sell it for $400 — but now she knows a mid-century modern furniture piece like that, restored to its original look, can sell for much, much more.

Lisa Herland upgraded a $179 Ikea Docksta table, and it looks like a $4,000 marble Saarinen table. For the mid-century modern table dupe, Herland used spray paint and contact paper.

People often assume that all mid-century furniture was finished with teak oil, Kennedy said, ... On the flip side, if you’re planning to paint a midcentury piece yourself, ...