Hi everyone! I hope you're all having a great week! Last month I created a Group Board on Pinterest - Painted Furniture IDEAS & DIY. This community board is a great way for all of us to share restyled creations, salvaged and upcycled ideas, ...
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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 ...
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 ~ 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 ...
Naked or Dressed ~ The Debate on Staging & Styling Your Painted Furniture
Naked or dressed? Is staging your painted furniture really important? I have an ongoing debate with myself when it comes to staging and styling my work. A part of me feels a well-painted piece should stand alone and speak for itself. On the other ...
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 ...
Dressing Up A Classic French Provincial with An Easy-To-Glue-On Applique
Here's a sweet Classic French Provincial piece that I dressed up with my paint sprayer and an easy-to-glue-on applique. I LOVE these things! Appliques (aka onlays or mouldings) can turn an 'real uguls' (a term my Mum use to use) into a beautiful ...
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 ...
Mid-Century-Modern Buffet Restyling
For those of you following my shenanigans on Facebook, you already know how grateful I was earlier this week. A neighbor was kind enough to drop off not one - but two gorgeous Mid-Century-Modern (MCM) pieces right to my front door! Whooohooo and ...
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 ...
Happy Valentine’s Day
I rarely post on weekends... okay, actually never... but I want to wish you a beautiful Valentine's Day. I hope you're sharing the precious gift of your heart with family, friends, and "someone special". Source Wikipedia Vintage ...
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 ...
Raised Stencil: Time To ‘Fancy’ My Furniture
I'm always on the lookout for inspiring ideas to fancy-up my salvaged furniture. Embossed and raised stenciled furniture has been around for years. DIY'ers have now come up with a variety of easy and inexpensive ways to achieve this look. With ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday~How To Clean Your Wax Brush In Under 2 Minutes
Happy Tuesday and thanks for joining me! {big smile} I was recently asked how I clean my wax brushes - great question! Let me start by saying, I only own one (1) "fancy" wax brush and it took me quite a while to purchase it and make the switch. ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Stop Paint Build-Up
We all know painting can be messy. Unless you have some sort of "magic pouring system" {and if you do...pleeeease share! :) } the paint always seems to collect in the rim. I can't tell you how many times I've splashed myself with paint ...
How To Distress Furniture with Beeswax
Hi everyone! A few weeks back I distressed a charming milk painted desk using Vaseline. I had fun with this distressing technique and wondered why it took me so long to give it a try? It saved me from distress sanding, (softened my hands)... and ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Glazing Knobs and Pulls to Customize and Save $$$
Hi everyone... and Happy Tuesday to you! I hope your week is off to a great start! For today's quick-tip, I'll show you how I've been saving $$$ by using 'off-the-shelf' knobs and pulls and transforming them into one-of-a-kind jewels simply by ...
Designing A Business Logo ~ Why I Procrastinated & What I Learned
A business name and branding logo are important for any small or large venture. This is how clients identify with you and the product/service you provide. Ideally, your name and logo should bring forth some sort of emotional response to the person ...
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 ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ A Screwy One!
Hello... so glad you're here! For today's Q-T-T, I'll show you how I cut knob/pull machine screws to fit any type of hardware in every type of furniture... quickly and easily! If you paint and restyle a lot of furniture, you've probably run ...
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