Hello everyone, Some of you already know that last week I had to put Freddi down. The past few days have been difficult and sad. My heart is broken. Every day for for the last 18 years, this little dog with big personality gave me ...
Milk Paint
Milk Paint Laminate Furniture ~ Country Farmhouse Hutch
I've been having a lot of fun working with milk paint lately. I've used a variety of brands on real wood and wood veneer, but until now, I hadn't tried painting a laminate piece of furniture with milk-paints. When I hauled this 80's ...
Old Fashioned Vintage Radio Cabinet
Hello my friends... hope all is well and you're having a magnificent day. Last week on Facebook, you may remember I asked you guys to help me out. I needed some ideas on how to re-purpose a 70's stereo console. Thanks to all of you who took the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Road-Rescue Part 3 ~ Spraying General Finishes Milk Paint
Hello and welcome back! For Part 3 of my Road-Rescue General Finishes Series, I used a General Finishes Milk Paint and Topcoat on this charming dresser. There's a lot of DIY'ers blogging about applying it with a brush, so I'm going to share my ...
Road-Rescue Part 2 ~ Desk w General Finishes Van Dyke Brown Glaze Effects
Welcome to Part 2 of my Road-Rescue Series using General Finishes Products. I'd like to do some more of these 'series-posts'... they're kind of fun... and I hope you're enjoying these before and afters. When I first laid eyes on this writing desk, ...
Color Matching Paint for Furniture, Walls, or ANYTHING at All!
When I'm looking for that perfect paint color for my furniture make-overs, paint chips and fan-decks are my go-2-tool. There are literally 1000's of paint colors to choose from in every brand possible. But what do you do when you need an EXACT ...
Milk Paint ~ My Personal Pro’s & Con’s
With the popularity of Miss Mustard Seed (MMS) & Homestead House Paint Company, the chippy/distressed much loved milk paint "look" is a growing trend. Up until a few days ago, I was probably one of the LAST bloggers that had NOT tried Milk ...
Meet My New Milk Paint Dealer………… The Painted Bench
Don't you just L-O-V-E strolling through a charming shop! You can't deny Home Depot and other big chain stores have almost everything you need. However, I'm sure you'll agree, there's a totally different 'vibe' browsing a lavender-scented shop ...
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