The cold and flu season is in full swing so I hope you're all taking good care of yourselves. My sister is sick. Two of my girlfriends are sick. M-M-M's not feeling great. And the last few days this nasty germ has been toying with me too but I'm ...
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1930’s “Linen” China Cabinet
This restyle took a little longer than I anticipated. Partly because I took an extra long Thanksgiving-Get-Away to Rochester NY. Partly because the replacement glass order was slow coming in. It's all okay though. Lately I've been doing my ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Roadside Restyle ~ Classic French Dresser
I just have to say I have the sweetest man ever. He's always willing to help in any way possible. And I don't believe he's ever said the EN-OH word to me when I needed a hand. A few weeks back, M-M-M sent me a text with these two pics ...
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 ...
MMS Boxwood Dresser: Some Bad Takes & Some Good Advice!
Have you ever worked on a project that seemed to fight you every step of the way? This 80's dresser was one of 'those' pieces. Nothing about this restyle went smoothly, so I had to take a break every few days to get some perspective. It took me ...
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 ...
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 ...
Shutter Gray French Country Dresser
I've just spent the last 45 minutes hunting for the before pic of this dresser. I'm sure I took one with my iPhone but it's MIA. Believe me when I say, the transformation of this French Provincial Dresser turned French Country is amazing! It was ...
Fall Struck and a Red Chicken Wire Hutch
I live in Burlington. A beautiful city in southern Ontario. This region is filled with wineries, the Niagara Escarpment and 900 km of Canada's oldest and longest foot path; The Bruce Trails. When Autumn is in the air, the scenery is ...
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