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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
10 Tips for Staining Wood Furniture
Hello friends and welcome to another Quick Tip Tuesday! Today's tip isn't super quick, but I know you'll find it SUPER HELPFUL! Today I'm answering some of your questions on staining wood furniture. I'm also throwing in a few of my own concerns that ...
Making Dated Furniture Designs Disappear
Happy Tuesday to you! I hope you all had a relaxing Labor Day weekend. I have to admit after 3 full days off, I'm a little slow and feeling lazy. It's been difficult to get into the swing of things today! ;) Since our last few Quick-Tip-Tuesdays ...
Furniture Repair – Filling Rounded Furniture Legs & Feet
I have to say you SI Readers are the best! I'm always learning something new from your furniture adventures, comments and tips you so generously share... thank you! As a perfect example, here's a great follow up to last weeks Quick Tip Tuesday ...
Furniture Repair – Bondo vs Wood Filler
Happy Tuesday to you! Today's QTT is more like a full blown tutorial on How To Use Bondo as Wood Filler... and how I think they compare. Even though this post isn't really 'quick', it's a follow up on last weeks Quick-Tip-Tuesday and I can't wait ...
Turn Old Furniture Legs Into New Feet!
I have an amazing up-cycling Quick-Tip-Tuesday for you today. Did you know you can make shapely furniture feet by re-purposing old furniture legs? Julie (and hubby Marc) from Simple Redesign turned these fancy wooden legs into gorgeous feet using ...
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 ...
The BEST Homemade Brass Cleaners
You can check out any interior design website and it's obvious that BRASS IS BACK! I find this amusing because growing up, we had so many brass tchotchkes in our home - it border lined a fetish. ;) Well maybe childhood nostalgia was one of ...
How To Prevent Sandpaper Clumps from Ruining Your Finish
Why didn't I think of this quick-tip? There have been so many times I've ended up with clumps and bumps of hard paint or primer on my sandpaper. My solution - throw my sandpaper away and grab a new one! Here's a simple solution shared by Jennifer ...
Don’t Throw Away That Old Sticky Painter’s Tape!
Hi everyone! I don't know about you, but it drives me nutso when I can't find the end of a roll of painter's tape... or when I find the end, and it's so stuck on itself it doesn't peel off properly. I realize in the grand scheme of life - this is ...
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