An Arlington mom discovers a new career in old furniture

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Christen Bensten needed a house full of furniture. So she started chalk painting, which led to a design blog and a painting business based in her Arlington home.

Blue Egg Brown Nest blogger Christen Bensten sits in a first-floor study that serves as a storage room for some of the furniture pieces she has for sale. Katherine Frey/The Washington Post

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