IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHETHER TO WAX OR POLY YOUR FURNITURE, THIS POST WILL HELP YOU DECIDE WHICH IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR YOU! Hello, my friends! A common question I get asked is Should I wax or poly? The conversations sound something like this: I've ...
Quick Tip Tuesday
Painted Furniture: How To Stage And Style Your Pieces Like a Pro
FOLLOW THESE 14 STAGING AND STYLING TIPS TO MAKE YOUR PAINTED FURNITURE MAGAZINE WORTHY AND PROFITABLE! I'm ALWAYS learning new ways to stage my painted furniture and over the last 12 years, I've picked up some valuable styling tips. Today I'm ...
DIY DUSTLESS SANDER For Under $15
TURN ANY BRAND OF SANDER INTO A DIY DUSTLESS SANDER FOR UNDER $15! | QUICK TIP TUESDAY + VIDEO TUTORIAL Hi creative friends! Cathleen left a question on the #siblog asking if I could share how I created my DIY Dustless Sander for under $15! So today ...
How To Perform a Scratch Test On Painted Furniture
HOW TO PERFORM A SCRATCH TEST ON YOUR PAINTED FURNITURE TO TEST ADHESION | QUICK TIP TUESDAY + VIDEO TUTORIAL Hi, sweet #sifamily! I hope you are well and enjoying this summer weather. I had to take a trip to ER over the weekend for kidney ...
12 Furniture Prepping Quick Tips
HERE ARE 12 FURNITURE PREPPING QUICK TIPS TO SAVE YOU TIME, EFFORT, MONEY AND WORRY! Hi, sweet #SIfamily! Furniture prep isn't the 'sexiest' subject, but to get that gorgeous looking furniture we all want, prepping furniture is a MUST! Years ago, ...
How To Paint Metal Furniture
How to Paint your Indoor OR Outdoor Metal Furniture | Small Metal Table Fall Makeover Hi, creative #sifamily! Last week was all about adding new metal legs to update your furniture... today is all about painting old-rusty-crusty-ones! If you have ...
Best Places to Buy Furniture Hardware | Free Printable + Giveaway!
TODAY, I'M SHARING MY FAVORITE PLACES TO BUY FURNITURE HARDWARE ALONG WITH A FREE PRINTABLE GUIDE AND FURNITURE KNOB GIVEAWAY! Hi friends and thanks for joining me today! This past weekend my sister Andrea and I were in Rochester NY for a little ...
Floral Transfers For Furniture | Spring Vintage Dresser Makeover
TODAY, I'M SHARING AN EASY 'DIY HACK' WHEN APPLYING FLORAL TRANSFERS TO FURNITURE DRAWERS. . . AND A STUNNING SPRING VINTAGE DRESSER MAKEOVER! Hi friends! Have you been noticing all the insanely gorgeous floral furniture makeovers showing up on ...
How To Remove Contact Paper in Minutes
Hi friends! Today I'm sharing How to Remove Contact Paper in Minutes - literally minutes! Here's a quick look at the salvaged piece I was having trouble with. Last week, I posted this beautiful french provincial desk on Facebook. MMM brought ...
Furniture Stripping – Refreshed Bathroom Vanity Makeover
Hi friends! I hope you all had a great weekend! In my last post, I found the perfect white for my bathroom walls. The walls look amazing, so this inspired me to refresh my bathroom vanity. I wish I had a before pic of this vintage dresser when I ...
Get Organized – 7 Easy Tips
You may already know I'm not a big fan of cleaning and organizing. There are so many other things I'd rather be doing. I keep teasing M-M-M that when I'm rich and famous, I'm hiring a chef and a cleaning service because if I had my preference, I'd ...
Quick Tip: 5 Easy Ways To Open a Plastic Stuck-On Paint Lid
Have you ever struggled trying to open a plastic paint container? If any product lands on the containers rim, the paint ends up drying and fusing the lid shut. The next time you use it, you find yourself turning into the female version of the ...
Paint Disposal & The Official Last Post…
Hi everyone.... hope you're all doing well. It's almost hard to believe, but the very first QTT was published on April 22/2014. Today marks Quick-Tip-Tuesday's 1.5 year anniversary! I've had a blast sharing tips on a weekly basis, but today ...
How To Remove Glass from Antique China Cabinets
Have you ever wanted to restyle an antique china cabinet and wondered how to remove the glass before painting it? I've restyled a good few of these older cabinets dating back to the 1920's. I looove working on them because they have great lines ...
Roadside Rescue: Must-Have Tools of the Trade
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 ...
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 ...
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