I prefer to remove glass before painting. But lets face it, sometimes removing the glass can take up precious time. When it seems faster and easier to paint over it, I DO!... and then I worry about the clean-up afterwards. When I'm left with ...
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Quick-Tip-Tuesday: ‘Fancy’ Waxing Brush Yaaay or Naaay?
If I had a penny for every time I was asked "What brush should I use when waxing my furniture?....... " {big smile and wink} Up until a week ago my answer was always the same. I use a plain inexpensive dollar store chip brush and a clean soft ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: Stain Block & Stop Bleed Through When Painting Furniture
Happy Tuesday to you! So happy you're here. {big smile} Have you ever had the dreaded problem of painting a piece of furniture and blotchy ugly stains or bleed through appear after you've applied your first coat? Older cabinets and vintage ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday: What Makes Your Heart Sing?
Hey you... I hope your doing well and thanks for dropping by. {big smile} Today's Quick-Tip-Tuesday is a little unconventional but I think it's safe to say, equally as important! As I was flying home from my Hollywood/Vegas vacation, I was ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Safely Remove Painter Tape Without Peeling Your Paint
Hey you... glad you're here and I hope all is well! The last few days I've been painting a two-toned French Provincial dresser. To achieve crisp-clean lines using painters tape, I like to remove the tape when the paint is almost dry... but not ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ The Difference Between Veneer & Laminate Furniture
Today's Quick-Tip-Tuesday idea comes from a conversation I recently had with the talented and witty Dee at Deeconstructed. Dee has noticed that many people use the words veneer and laminate interchangeably. I thought this was a great topic for ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ An Easy Way to Paint Stripes On Your Furniture
Happy Tuesday Everyone! Today's Quick--Tip comes from the lovely and talented Judy Ainger at Vintage Street Designs. I discovered her tip on FB and thought it was a great one to share with you. Judy has an easy way to paint stripes on ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ A Great Tool To Keep You Comfy While Spraying Canned Paint
Hi Everyone! Today's quick tip is for all you painters who use paint or primer in a spray can. I reviewed this Comfort-Grip-Handle a while back. (In fact, I think it was my very FIRST post on Salvaged Inspirations when I had no idea where this ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ Here’s How To Keep Your Wood Filler From Drying Out
Okay, today's Quick-Tip is how I conquered a little pet peeve. We all know wood fillers dry up fast. Shortly after I would open a container or tube, I ended up with a dry grainy unusable mess. This boiled down to wasted time and money because I ...
Quick-Tip-Tuesday ~ 3 Good Ways to Clean Dry Paint from Your Brushes
I do my best to clean my paint brushes as soon as I finish a project. When I don't, I end up with hard crusty brushes to clean. Here's 3 Good Ways To Clean Dry Paint from Your Brushes 1. Soak in TSP ~ Trisodium Phosphate (aka TSP) is ...
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 ...
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