I've just returned from 5 amazing days in Chicago and realized... hey... it's Tuesday... time for another quick-tip! Because my luggage awaits (don't you just hate unpacking!) I'll make this quick. If you've ever felt frustrated while wasting time ...
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Painting Outdoor Furniture With Chalk/Mineral Paint….My Island Coral
With all this warm weather comes outdoor adventures and fun in the sun! If you've recently pulled your patio furniture from hibernation and it's looking a little worn and tired, listen up. I have just the thing for you DIY'ers that will ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Drilling Perfect Holes 4 Furniture Hardware
Happy Tuesday Everyone! Have you ever drilled a hole for furniture hardware and the slightest 'slip' of the drill ruined your placement? Today's Q-T-T is brought to you from the ever creative and talented Julie at Simple Redesign in Grand ...
Mixing Leftover Paints & Creating Custom Colors For Small Projects
If you do any sort of painting, I know you can relate to having a fair share of leftover paints from prior projects. So what do you do when there isn't enough paint left in the can to complete a job, but enough leftover that you feel guilty for ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Mask For Clean & Professional Looking Painted Furniture
Here's an honest tidbit. When I first started painting furniture, I focused so much on getting the outside pretty, that I didn't pay much attention to the inside... Okay, I didn't pay ANY attention to the inside. I often had brush-marks on the ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Get Every Angle When Spray Painting Small Objects
Hi Everyone! For today's Quick-Tip-Tuesday, I'll share how I get EVERY angle when spray painting small objects such as removable furniture legs, knobs and handles. Simply take a scrap piece of board (any size you can easily hold and maneuver ...
Spraying DIY Chalk-Mineral-Paint… Finally Got Around To Doing It!
Well, I finally did it... I used my paint-gun to spray a DIY Chalk-Mineral-Paint! You may recall about 6 months ago I wrote a post on Spraying with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. The clean-up wasn't fun but the spray finish turned out flawless ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Remove Stains From The Inside of Drawers
Hi Everyone! Thanks for joining me for today's Quick-Tip-Tuesday. Keeping with last weeks drawer theme, I'm going to share how to remove stains from the INSIDE of drawers. And you can thank me later... because if you're re-claiming and up-cycling ...
Milk Painted Shabby-Chippy-Chic Dresser
Hi Everyone... I hope you're having a wonderful day! I just completed re-styling this gorgeous dresser with General Finishes Milk Paint. I had so much FUN with this piece and if I had the space... I would love to keep this one for myself. This ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Number Your Drawers
Wow... these weeks fly by fast don't they? Well Happy Tuesday to you... and here's another Quick-Tip-Tuesday hint. Have you ever removed the drawers from a dresser, chest or side table only to discover you're having a heck of a time trying to fit ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: Don’t Lose Your Screws & Hardware
Whenever I remove screws from my projects, they grow a pair of legs and play hide and seek with me. Are you wasting precious time looking for your screws and hardware too? For today's Quick-Tip-Tuesday, here's a simple idea I've been using to keep ...
Desk Featured on Roadkill Rescue
Happy Monday Everyone! How was your weekend? Hope you enjoyed a few days off and did something fun and relaxing for yourself! My week is off to a great start. Today, the ever talented Becky Farrant featured my curb-shopped desk makeover on ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: Sanding Tight Places
Happy Tuesday to you! Today's Quick-Tip-Tuesday is brought to you by my friend Jacqui at Porta Verde Studio's. Here's a great tip she uses for distressing and sanding in tight places. For those tight corners and details on furniture that are ...
How To Get A Crisp Clean Line w Painters Tape
Happy Tuesday Everyone! For our very first Quick-Tip-Tuesday, here's a helpful idea on how to get a crisp clean line when using painters tape. When Should I Remove The Tape? As soon as possible after you've applied your last ...
Getting Braver ~ Curvy Coral Dresser
Are you as addicted to Pinterest as I am? I'm one of those Pinterest'ers who tells myself I'll spend 15 minutes checking out whats new in Pin'land. Then 1 hour later, I find myself in a trance and have to pry my eyeballs away from the ...
7 Easy Tips ~ How To Remove Veneer
Last week I transformed a horrible looking writing desk in Part 2 of my Road-Rescue Series. Today I'm going to show you exactly how I repaired the top by sharing some easy tips on how to remove veneer. Although it looks like a big job, with these ...
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