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 ...
How To Tips
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
Happy Tuesday to you! So happy you're here. {big smile} Have you ever had the dreaded problem of painting a piece of furniture and blotchy ugly stains or bleed through appear after you've applied your first coat? Older cabinets and vintage ...
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 ...
Stop Guessing… Here’s How To Choose The Perfect Paint Color Every Time!
Hi everyone! I hope you're well and having an amazing day. Lately I've been spending time in my gardens, going to the beach, enjoying the sunny outdoors and painting furniture. Or should I say... prepping furniture. I have umpteen pieces on the ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ 3 Good Ways to Clean Dry Paint from Your Brushes
I do my best to clean my paint brushes as soon as I finish a project. When I don't, I end up with hard crusty brushes to clean. Here's 3 Good Ways To Clean Dry Paint from Your Brushes 1. Soak in TSP  ~ Trisodium Phosphate (aka TSP) is ...
How To Remove Musty-Mothy-Moldy Smells From Wood Furniture
I receive a fair share of e-mails and I have to say, you guys are asking the BEST questions! I LOVE answering your questions personally so don't hesitate to write in! With the growing number of e-mails, I'm starting to notice some questions ...
Mixing Leftover Paints & Creating Custom Colors For Small Projects
If you do any sort of painting, I know you can relate to having a fair share of leftover paints from prior projects. So what do you do when there isn't enough paint left in the can to complete a job, but enough leftover that you feel guilty for ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Remove Stains From The Inside of Drawers
Hi Everyone! Thanks for joining me for today's Quick-Tip-Tuesday. Keeping with last weeks drawer theme, I'm going to share how to remove stains from the INSIDE of drawers.  And you can thank me later... because if you're re-claiming and up-cycling ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: Sanding Tight Places
Happy Tuesday to you! Today's Quick-Tip-Tuesday is brought to you by my friend Jacqui at Porta Verde Studio's.  Here's a great tip she uses for distressing and sanding in tight places. For those tight corners and details on furniture that are ...
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