I once had this problem until I started spraying with dawn dish soap and water. Seems to work. Inspect them every couple of days or so and spray generously until gone. It takes work but worth the effort. You should also cut off the infected branches and spray where the growth (closer to roots) starts. This is the area where these bugs live or colonize (so to speak).

I keep seeing people saying to use wax to seal the chalk paint after it's been applied to upholstery, but I'm not seeing what kind of wax except paste wax;. Is it upholstery-specific wax? Wood wax? Etc? I'm trying to find something that will help seal the chalk paint and keep it supple on a faux leather ottoman. I'm also hoping to apply to some fabrics (like cotton of something natural) for a potentially leather-like finish. I see brand names like Annie Sloan and Dixie Belle mentioned a lot for the waxes, but these are way too expensive. Is there a similar clear wax that's 30 or less and will cover several pieces of furniture? I've found a DIY calcium carbonate/talc chalk paint recipe that I'm going to try on the faux leather and other fabrics. But I'm stumped when it comes to the wax. Thank you!

I agree with your boyfriend... I don't think you want the entertainment center and the hutch all in a row. You could tape some poster board to the wall and see how the spacing would look for vertical placement. I wouldn't want the top picture more than a few inches higher than the hutch, and the bottom one could be the same distance above the chair rail as the glass in the hutch doors. (Does the 67" include the crown molding?) Flanking the hutch is not bad... but my brain always sees that situation as the hutch having ears.

what room is this in? If it's a super casual room, I'd just cover it with carpet. if it's a laundry or craft room, utility carpet or cheap carpet squares. or like others said, paint over it now, and you can put down a big area rug to hide most of it. if you really must remove the paint: given that you've already tried all the standard things, it's probably going to be easier to sand with a power sander. I agree with apple_pie_order. test the paint and the glaze for lead first. or just rip it all out and re-tile.