Happy Tuesday...  I hope all my Canadian friends had a fun Victoria Day long weekend! Today's quick tip is all about finding your center! Here's a really easy way to find your center point when working with something perfectly square.  Rather ...
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The Simplest Way To Add Furniture Legs
Happy Tuesday to you! Later today I'm delivering this night table to Dianne. She's a fun client of mine who purchased this raised stencil dresser - then requested this night table be painted to match. The night table is perfect for her needs but ...
How To Feather Glaze A French Country Bird Desk
Hi Everyone! Yesterday I posted a decoupaged French Country Bird Desk. The drawers were decoupaged with a gorgeous bird and floral motif, and the body was painted white and antiqued with layers of soft feather glaze. I've already received a lot ...
How To Decoupage with Napkins
Some of the pieces I salvage have "real-character". Old furniture with great shape and detail, history and charm. Others pieces, well... not so much. For me, it's always a fun challenge to transform a 'nothing-special' plain looking piece into ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ How To Countersink Your Furniture Hardware
Have you ever had to countersink your furniture hardware because it wasn't sitting flush against your piece? When I'm working with different types of knobs and handles from various stores and manufacturers, sometimes it's not as straight ...
Dressing Up A Classic French Provincial with An Easy-To-Glue-On Applique
Here's a sweet Classic French Provincial piece that I dressed up with my paint sprayer and an easy-to-glue-on applique. I LOVE these things! Appliques (aka onlays or mouldings) can turn an 'real uguls' (a term my Mum use to use) into a beautiful ...
Raised Stencil: Time To ‘Fancy’ My Furniture
I'm always on the lookout for inspiring ideas to fancy-up my salvaged furniture. Embossed and raised stenciled furniture has been around for years. DIY'ers have now come up with a variety of easy and inexpensive ways to achieve this look. With ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday~How To Clean Your Wax Brush In Under 2 Minutes
Happy Tuesday and thanks for joining me! {big smile} I was recently asked how I clean my wax brushes - great question! Let me start by saying, I only own one (1) "fancy" wax brush and it took me quite a while to purchase it and make the switch. ...
How To Distress Furniture with Beeswax
Hi everyone! A few weeks back I distressed a charming milk painted desk using Vaseline. I had fun with this distressing technique and wondered why it took me so long to give it a try? It saved me from distress sanding, (softened my hands)... and ...
How to Distress Furniture with Vaseline… What Took me So Long?
Hi there and welcome back - I can't believe the holidays are behind us and 2015 is here! Don't you just L-oooo-V-e the 'feel' of a new year with all the possibilities that lie ahead! I told myself no painting or blogging over Christmas break, but ...
Mix and Match Painted Furniture: Three Secrets To Marry An Odd Couple
Mix and match home decor is all the rage these days - and I L-U-V it because I'm not a match-ee-match type! My decorating style is eclectic, functional, and must have plenty of interest everywhere I look. I speak from experience when I say, ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: Paint Brush Cleaning Made Easy
Happy Tuesday and thanks for dropping by! You'll probably agree, spending time cleaning a paint brush is NOT fun. This is why I was happy to find this little quick-tip in a back issue of The Family Handyman. Simply run the paint brush under ...
Past Meets Present Trend: Replace Glass with Chicken Wire The Safe Way!
The most common use for chicken wire is for making chicken coops. But did you know, in the past, chicken wire was often used on furniture? In the good ol' days, before modern day food storage and refrigeration, poultry netting was commonly used on ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: How To Remove Paint From Glass… The Fast and Easy Way
I prefer to remove glass before painting. But lets face it, sometimes removing the glass can take up precious time. When it seems faster and easier to paint over it, I DO!... and then I worry about the clean-up afterwards. When I'm left with ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: Stain Block & Stop Bleed Through When Painting Furniture
How to Stop Bleedthrough on Painted Furniture: Causes, Fixes & Best Primers (A Complete Guide) You spent hours painting the perfect dresser... only to wake up the next morning and find ugly brown, yellow, or pink stains bleeding right through ...
2 Best Ways To Paint Laminate Furniture
Hi there... I hope you're well and thanks for stopping by! {big smile} A popular topic around here (and in blog land) has been painting laminate furniture. I thought I'd continue the conversation today because I found this shapely French ...
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