Yesterday I posted a restyled French Country Vintage Armoire. When I originally read the online ad for the piece, I thought I was buying a full-size armoire. It turned out to be quite different. The day it was delivered, I realized it was a half pint ...
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The Simple Way to Avoid Inside Drawer Drips When Painting Furniture
There's nothing more frustrating than paint dripping through open hardware holes and ruining the inside of a clean drawer. When I first started painting furniture, this happened to me more times than I care to admit. And ...
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 ~ Keep A Perfectly Clean Edge Without Using Painters Tape!
This is such a simple tip but it can provide BIG results while saving you time from masking furniture off with painters tape! When I paint my furniture, I keep a perfectly clean edge without using painters tape by simply painting on a 45° degree ...
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 ...
Mango Reclaimed and Fusion Mineral Paint
Are you a liner-upper-in-the-wee-hours-of-the-morning-type, or are you an online shopper? Do you shop 'till you drop on Black Friday, or do you prefer Cyber Monday? Well, I've been doing some shopping of my own. And part of my fun is bragging and ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: takes your furniture out of ‘park’ and gets it moving
You know you're really under the weather when you have no desire or gusto to do the things you love, right? I've been MIA from blog-land and social media the past few days. I've been sick and feverish...uggg. I have NO energy to paint or be ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: Park Your Furniture For a Clean Finish and Stress Free Back
Hi Everyone! Today's Quick-Tip-Tuesday comes from a talented furniture painter; Jennifer at Trillium Park Designs. I recently discovered her Facebook Page, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of her work in the near future. Jennifer's Tip ~ ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: Artists Paint Brushes for Painting Furniture?
Happy Tuesday to you and welcome to another Q-T-T! Aside from my regular go-to brushes, I also have a variety of artists paint brushes for painting my furniture. Artists paint brushes come in all different shapes and sized and are amazing for faux ...
My First “Real” Client ~ Not Too Shabby
I've painted a lot of furniture for re-sale, family and friends. But this is exciting... I've just completed painting 2 pieces for my first "real" client! Cyndy ("my client"... I love saying that ;) ) wants to keep this quality furniture in her ...
Curbside China Cabinet
To all you wood lovers out there, WARNING...another paint transformation has taken place! When I first started working on this china cabinet, I posted a "before" picture on my Facebook timeline. One of my friends posted, "PLEASE don't paint ...