Up-cycling cabinet doors is a thing, ya know. Well, it is for me. I like to use repurposed those old cabinet doors to practice my painting techniques before applying them to my furniture. Afterward, I have a beautiful cabinet door wall art for my home and it’s budget-friendly. DIY home decor at it’s finishest. Today […]
It’s what we all want. Am I right? We all want the best finish on painted furniture that we can get. Well, a great finish is only as good as the products you use. Today, I’m sharing the basics of a great finish on furniture. This post contains a few affiliate links to help you […]
It’s a common problem with furniture flippers. Rarely do we get amazing vintage furniture that doesn’t need new hardware? So, thank goodness there is a quick fix. Today I’ll show you how to fill holes in wood furniture for new hardware placement. This post contains a few affiliate links to help you find the products […]
Has this ever happened to you? You painted your furniture with a paintbrush and afterward, you cried because it left those ugly strokes in your beautiful paint job? It happened to me a lot until I figured out a better way to paint! Today I want to share with you how to paint furniture without […]
They’re just so boxy! You know those nightstands with no legs… seriously lacking height! Let me show you how to add legs to furniture that I call shorties. Short furniture got no reason to live! Hahaha! Remember that tune from the 70s? 😀 This post contains a few affiliate links to help you find the […]
The world is full of vintage and antique furniture and I hear a lot of negativity about painting them. The best thing, in my opinion, re-do that vintage dresser makeover with paint and have fun. What’s the reasoning behind keeping everything as is? Times change and so do styles. Paint does not negate the memory […]
I’ve been wanting to do a round-up of metal leaf furniture for a while now and today I found some amazing examples, plus a few of my own to share with you. You have probably seen a few of these gorgeous makeovers floating around on Pinterest and I wanted to highlight these amazing furniture artist […]
This door! I spent more time stripping the layers of paint away than I did apply a chippy paint technique. That was the easy part! I used 4 products that rendered a beautiful finish for years to come on this vintage door and I know that my client will be thrilled that I preserved her […]
SCORE! It’s the curbside find of the year and I have a fascination with old doors and that’s no secret. There’s just something magical about them. Maybe it’s because it was a passageway into someone’s life and to me that’s meaningful. So, I look for project ideas that will add even more meaning to their […]
Double take! That’s just what I did when I walked past this vintage cabinet. Woah! What a dish! All the right curves in just the right places. You don’t find them like this every day and this one was going home with me. *insert big ole cheesy grin. Black wax furniture makeover here I come! […]
