Hi guys... hope you're having an amazing day! I always love when you send me your painting quick-tips so keep them coming. Here's a great tip from Karen in Saskatchewan: How to Strain Paint the Thrifty Way! [box]Hi. Thanks so much ...
Quick Tip Tuesday
Replacing Broken Plastic Drawer Guides – Perfect Every Time!
Happy Tuesday to you! If you paint furniture you've probably seen a fair share of misaligned and broken drawers. A common problem I come across (and the very easiest to fix) are broken plastic drawer guides. Drawer guides are a cost efficient ...
Finding Your Center
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 ...
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 ...
Drill Bit Depth Stop ~ The DIY Kind
Happy Tuesday to you and welcome to another Q-T-T! When drilling holes, it's easy to miscalculate and drill a hole deeper than you need it to be. You can buy various types of drill bit depth stops that are collars you place on your bit ...
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 ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ 12 Products That Remove Ink Stains From Wood Furniture
When you're restyling salvaged furniture, believe me - you see your fair share of stains. When I'm painting children's furniture, the most common stain I see is ink and permanent marker. Even though ink stains are one of the most difficult to ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Wood Fill Over Primer?
Happy Tuesday to you all! Have you ever primed or painted a piece of furniture and then noticed scratches or dings you didn't see prior to priming? Annoying right? Large furniture flaws are easy to spot and fix. But sometimes smaller cracks, ...
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 ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Feed Your Creativity
Andrea and I have been MIA for the last few days. We ventured to Buffalo NY for a get-a-way. Stepping back from my daily routine to refresh and reboot my creativity always does me a world of wonders! When we take our sistahhh trips across the ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Wax On And Socks Off
Happy Tuesday Everyone! After cleaning out my drawers, I was left with a handful of old socks that had lost their elasticity. I was about to throw them in the trash when I remembered a Martha Stewart Tutorial. Martha used an old sock to ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Hardware on a Stick?
Happy Tuesday to you! The sun is shining, spring is in the air and Trillium Park Designs has shared a fun quick tip; a simple solution that makes painting hardware a breeze using something we all have lying around. I love all the innovative ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ The Best Roller For Painting Furniture …And 9 Helpful Tips
After posting my MCM Buffet, (which sold to a wonderful couple from the UK yesterday) I recieved an email asking me what type of roller is best for painiting furniture. First off, I don't often use rollers to restyle my furniture. A regular ol' ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ When’s the Last Time You Finger-Painted?
Hi everyone... Happy Tuesday to you! If there was a spy-cam in my studio, you would see me working away garbed in paint-splotched jeans and a t-shirt; probably a little paint in my hair, and definately some color on my fingers and hands. How do I ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Tools For Taping Off Small Details
Taping off a large straight edge is easy. But I find, when painting my furniture, taping off the small details, grooves, nooks and crannies is not quite as simple. I'm working on this Mid-Century-Modern (MCM) Buffet and it's a perfect example. Do ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Missing Chunks? Plastic Wood to the Rescue!
Warning ~I have a bad case of 'weather envy' towards my featured guest. Today's tip is brought to you from my friend Josi at Vintage Home in Boulder City, NV. Josi is romping around under sunny skies in 75 degree weather while I'm piled under ...