Can you believe there are only two weeks left of 2018... and only one more week 'till Christmas?! Do you have big plans for the holidays? I'm looking forward to unplugging, relaxing and taking it easy. You may find me poking around social media here ...
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Milk Painted Furniture | Modern Farmhouse Crackle Makeover
Hi guys, so happy you dropped by today! I have two exciting pieces of news I'll share at the end of this post, but first, I'll dive right into this makeover by saying I have mixed feelings about crackle finishes. It can look great. It can look not so ...
Boho Ombre Paint Effect | Makeover
Hi guys! I hope you had a great long weekend celebrating President's Day and/or Family Day. The first long weekend of the year always feels like the most needed, but for me, always ends up being the laziest! Over the weekend we spent time with Dad, ...
A Week Of Love & Furniture Romance
Hi friends! I hope you had a relaxing weekend. We had non-stop snowfall here in the GTA...ugh. With all the shoveling and slippery winter driving, I'm so ready for some spring weather! Onto nicer things, in the 2018 survey, I learned many of you ...
Best Black Paint for Furniture
Classic black. Who can resist, right!? I've definitely painted my fair share, and I was recently asked what is the best black paint for furniture? With so many furniture paints on the market, choosing the perfect black for a project can be confusing. ...
A New Twist On Old Crackle Paint Finish
Have you ever had a great idea for a project, but once you finished, it looked and felt WRONG? That's exactly what happened with this tallboy dresser. Here's a look at the before and my first attempt. In my opinion, the before looks better! My ...
5 Ways To Paint Furniture WITHOUT Sanding!
Ask any professional furniture painter what their least favorite part of restyling is, and they will most likely say SANDING. It's messy. It's time consuming. It's mindless work. True fact - when I first started salvaging furniture, I cringed at the ...
Miss Mustard Seed | Mustard Seed Yellow
Even though yellow is one of my favorite colors, I have a love-hate relationship with yellow paint. Every time I paint with it, something goes wrong. In the case of this tall boy, I pushed out of my comfort zone and overshot. The first mustard color ...
DIY Pottery Barn Knock-Off | 80’s Buffet Restyle
Hello friends! Can you believe it's already November? The weather is starting to cool down here, so I'm taking every opportunity to stay warm in my paint studio. I picked up this 80's buffet from the ReStore and my first thought - was Pottery Barn ...
General Finishes Driftwood Buffet Restyle
I'm excited to share this General Finishes Driftwood Buffet Restyle with you today! I've been wanting to paint a piece of furniture in a beautiful grey for a while now. I guess I've been putting it off because I hadn't found the 'right' ...
I’ve Got The Coastal Blues
Have you ever had a piece of furniture that you couldn't wait to start painting? And once you did, every part of your restyle was fun and flowed perfectly? And then when it was finished, you loved the end result, but you were a bit disappointed that ...
Linen Matched Tea Cart
I've been MIA the last couple of weeks and I just have to say, you guys are the best - I'm so excited to be back! Thanks for your patience while I switched from my old PC to my new iMac (it's a dreamy machine!) and restyled the website. ...
Spring Makeover ~ Layering Milk Paint
Once February rolls around and the novelty of winter has long worn off, I start hoping spring is just around the corner. I guess this is coming through in my furniture. My last few restyles have been inspired by a spring or beach weathered ...
My 6 Tips for Mixing Milk Paint Powder
Have you tried mixing milk paint powder and it didn't turn out quite right? Let me fill you in on a little secret. You're not the only one who gets inconsistent results! Whether it's improperly mixed or the chippy effect turns out too-much or ...
Distressed Furniture: Which Paint Distressing Technique is Right For YOU?
Congratulations! You've painted a piece of furniture and you've done a smashing job. It looks great. But now you're wondering what distressing technique is right for you? What's going to give you the EXACT look you're after? Well... I've ...
Peek-A-Boo Design: Stencil with Milk Paint!
Hello my painting friends! Have you ever noticed there's a wealth of information on stenciling; even more information on Milk Paint, but not a whole lot of advice on stenciling with milk paint? ...