Now, I have never really said this before, but it is very hard for me to paint wooden furniture at times. Â I grew up in an absolutely gorgeous log home (a dream home, actually) set in a state park. And I learn to appreciate wood in its natural state. Once when I painted a truly gorgeous piece for ... READ the POST
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Vintage Dressing Table Makeover ~ For the Love of Red
I have to admit that I promised my hubby, my family, AND myself that no more furniture was to enter into my possession until I cleaned out my workshop. BUT.... (there's always a but, right?) pieces just have a way of finding me and beckon me to purchase them. Is it my fault they're feeling unloved? ... READ the POST
Faux Wood Garage Door Tutorial
It has long since been my husband's and my desire to give the exterior of our home an overdue makeover. Â When we originally purchased our house we didn't have a garage, but a carport with lattice as a wall on the one side. Â A few years ago, we walled in the garage and added a builder grade garage ... READ the POST
Shabby Little Makeover ~ Upcycled Nightstand
Thrift stores, the most veritable potpourri of possibilities there are. Â I love them! Sure, one could easily walk in and say it's a bunch of junk, but it takes a more creative eye to see the potential just oozing everywhere. Enter my $3 shabby, thrifty find. Â A small stack of drawers labeled by the ... READ the POST
Art Deco Dressing Table ~ My Painted Lady
It's always fun to redeem a piece of furniture or make cast-off items into something useful, but do you ever have one that just screams at you the instant you see it? Sometimes while perusing Craigslist, a listing will just make me sit up, make my pulse start to race, and I begin to pray that it ... READ the POST
Waterfall Dressing Table Espresso & Chevron Reveal!
Do you ever have those days when you feel like your waited-forever-for project just isn't going as planned? Life throws at you work schedules, crummy weather, and even a dead vehicle (the only one your family of 8 can fit in). Did I mention we are pretty handy mechanics too? (sigh)That's the point ... READ the POST