Hi everyone... welcome to another Quick-Tip-Tuesday! In the last two years, I've rescued and restyled numerous pieces of furniture that were trash bound. Through experience, I've learned having a few choice tools on hand makes a rescue SO much ...
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The Importance of Gratitude & My Small Find
Growing up, my Dad was always fixing or MacGyver'ing something to save a dollar. He's raised me to believe being wasteful and over spending is a bad thing. Time and again, Dad has proven that anything is possible if you combine a little elbow ...
DIY Furniture Glaze – So Easy!
Happy Tuesday friends! Jennifer at Trillium Park Designs has been a generous contributor to our Quick Tip Tuesday Series here on the SI Blog. She's sharing yet another of her DIY tips that saves time and money while customizing your furniture to ...
10 Tips for Staining Wood Furniture
Hello friends and welcome to another Quick Tip Tuesday! Today's tip isn't super quick, but I know you'll  find it SUPER HELPFUL! Today I'm answering some of your questions on staining wood furniture. I'm also throwing in a few of my own concerns that ...
Milk Paint & Bonding Agent Secrets
Hello my friends! I recently finished this Milk Painted Dresser with this irresistible Chippy-licious Finish. Milk Paint is perfect for a distressed primitive technique because it has the tendency to naturally chip on non-porous ...
Making Dated Furniture Designs Disappear
Happy Tuesday to you! I hope you all had a relaxing Labor Day weekend. I have to admit after 3 full days off,  I'm a little slow and feeling lazy. It's been difficult to get into the swing of things today! ;) Since our last few Quick-Tip-Tuesdays ...
Furniture Repair – Filling Rounded Furniture Legs & Feet
I have to say you SI Readers are the best! I'm always learning something new from your furniture adventures, comments and tips you so generously share... thank you! As a perfect example, here's a great follow up to last weeks Quick Tip Tuesday ...
FEATURE FRIDAY – SI READER REDO’S!
To start your weekend, here's another Feature Friday from one of our SI Readers. A big thank you to Josie from Brantford, Ontario CA for emailing me and sharing these beautiful before and afters! "Hi Denise, I am a faithful reader of ...
A Whole Lot of Chippy Goodness
Milk Paint is a lot like me. If given the opportunity, it will ALWAYS do it's own thing... and I couldn't be more THRILLED with how this piece distressed itself! There's a whole lot of chippy goodness here! Restyled in a chic-chippy finish ...
Furniture Repair – Bondo vs Wood Filler
Happy Tuesday to you! Today's QTT is more like a full blown tutorial on How To Use Bondo as Wood Filler... and how I think they compare. Even though this post isn't really 'quick', it's a follow up on last weeks Quick-Tip-Tuesday and I can't wait ...
Amazing Non-Stick Bondo & Filler Repairs
Hi everyone... happy Tuesday to you! Yesterday I was in the hospital for a minor out patient procedure. Thankfully the procedure was only exploratory and the end results - perfect! Yaaay... one more thing off my mind! Although the sedation drugs ...
How To Whitewash Wood Furniture
I recently finished this Shabby Chic French Provincial Dresser in a Whitewash Painting Technique. Loving this finish! The top has a bright and airy feel with the natural wood grain showing through. The painted body (which was also washed) shows off ...
Feature Friday – SI Reader Redo’s!
Happy Friday everyone... let's do something a little different today. You all know I love featuring other furniture painter's work. Bloggers, boutiques,shop owners and home businesses have all been shared here on the SI Blog and my FB ...
Turn Old Furniture Legs Into New Feet!
I have an amazing up-cycling Quick-Tip-Tuesday for you today. Did you know you can make shapely furniture feet by re-purposing old furniture legs? Julie (and hubby Marc) from Simple Redesign turned these fancy wooden legs into gorgeous feet using ...
The Simple Way to Avoid Inside Drawer Drips When Painting Furniture
There's nothing more frustrating than paint dripping through open hardware holes and ruining the inside of a clean drawer.  When I first started painting furniture, this happened to me more times than I care to admit. And ...
The BEST Homemade Brass Cleaners
You can check out any interior design website and it's obvious that BRASS IS BACK! I find this amusing because growing up, we had so many brass tchotchkes in our home - it border lined a fetish. ;) Well maybe childhood nostalgia was one of ...
Waterfall Dresser – Not a Huge Fan
I've never been a huge fan of Waterfall Furniture. Growing up, I always thought the pieces my parents had picked up from yard sales and proudly displayed in their bedroom were... well... pretty ugly. The signature rounded tops, bookmatch veneer, ...
Feature Friday – Porta Verde Studio
Happy Friday friends! I hope your week went well and you've made some fun or relaxing plans for your weekend. You deserve it! I plan on doing yard work, dinner and a movie with M-M-M, and checking out some local theater at the Fringe Festival. ...
How To Prevent Sandpaper Clumps from Ruining Your Finish
Why didn't I think of this quick-tip? There have been so many times I've ended up with clumps and bumps of hard paint or primer on my sandpaper. My solution - throw my sandpaper away and grab a new one! Here's a simple solution shared by Jennifer ...
When To Paint & When Not To Paint Your Wood Furniture
You guys send me the best emails and I always love hearing from you! I'd like to start sharing some FAQ Reader's Mail ...with the mailer's consent of course. Whether you're a professional furniture painter or a DIY'er, I feel featuring some FAQ is a ...
Don’t Throw Away That Old Sticky Painter’s Tape!
Hi everyone! I don't know about you, but it drives me nutso when I can't find the end of a roll of painter's tape... or when I find the end, and it's so stuck on itself it doesn't peel off properly. I realize in the grand scheme of life - this is ...
How To Cut Perfect Drawer Liners Every Time… And No Measuring Required!
When I recently revealed my roadside-restyle, many of you commented on the inside drawer detail as well as the painted finish. What I've learned from restyling furniture over the past few years, is that many times it's the extra attention ...
Sister Love at Toronto Shabby Chic!
Although I don't get 'out-there' as often as I'd like, it's always a treat to visit with other furniture painters. For me, dropping by a painter's store, open-house, vendor booth, or home business is always fun and inspiring! Not only because I ...
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