Well, it’s here! Happy 2016 to you and yours and I hope you had an amazing holiday season! ...
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Feature Friday – Porta Verde Studio
Happy Friday friends! I hope your week went well and you've made some fun or relaxing plans for your weekend. You deserve it! I plan on doing yard work, dinner and a movie with M-M-M, and checking out some local theater at the Fringe Festival. ...
My Trunk Full of Inspiration
I hope some of you furniture painters are going to get this, because honestly, I'd don't want to come across as the 'only' eccentric furniture painter out there. ;) While I'm working on a piece, I always start eyeballing my inventory for the next ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
My First Business Account – Thank You Sherwin-Williams!
My-Mystery-Man (M-M-M) is a sub-contractor. On any given day you'll see him at Home Depot walking through the isles clad in his construction 'attire'. This 'attire' includes sweat stains, layers of caulking, plaster, mud or concrete, and splotches of ...