Vintage Finds, Inspired Designs, Everyday Whatnots and Tidbits
Share This Page!Hi There! As promised a tutorial on making a union jack design. I probably should have done this post before I showed you the before and after. But as I was writing yesterday’s post I realized that maybe a tutorial was in order. For some, its a really simple design and a tutorial {Read More…}
Share This Page!Just a quick post today to show you a great little piece of furniture. Well, it’s great now. Not so great when I found it at an estate sale. Kind of forgettable as it was actually. I almost forgot to take a before pic. I obviously already had the drawers out when I {Read More…}
Share This Page!I usually find my inspiration for painted furniture in my California world. The beach, the mountains, the hills sides. Hence, I use a lot of blues and grays and greens. I think they fit into the style of California perfectly. Plus it’s easy to craft, paint and design with colors you love. But {Read More…}
Share This Page!When it comes to painting furniture there are a few choices out there. Chalk Paint, Milk Paint and Latex Paint. I am not committed to any of these methods in all honesty. I tend to use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and Miss Mustard Seed or Old Fashioned Milk Paint most often. I love {Read More…}
Share This Page!I have a confession to make. I don’t love the color red. I wouldn’t say I actually hate it. It just isn’t my favorite. So when a client asked me to refinish a desk and hutch for her I was apprehensive. But this was a good opportunity to break out of my white {Read More…}
Share This Page!I just love it when a piece of furniture that looks utterly hopeless is transformed with a bit of paint. I have had people ask me how I decide what color to paint a particular piece. Truthfully, it just comes to me. Often there is no real plan. The piece just kind of {Read More…}
Share This Page!You know how people talk about 80’s style being bad and I don’t mean bad as in good! (I know, I know everything 80’s is kind of back in style but my belief is if you did it once, you can’t go back and do it again. So leave it to the teens and {Read More…}
Share This Page!Ok, so when I committed to writing this blog I told myself it would be an everyday thing. And now I am not sure how bloggers do it. I guess I will have to carve out a time that is mine and put it on my calendar so that it actually happens. But in the {Read More…}
Share This Page!I have never been known as an early riser. But I had… wait for it….an idea! I had been inspired by a blogger I had seen on the Nate Burkus show, www.sweetpickins.com. She refinished furniture and makes it look fabulous. I can do that too I thought. So I made my first garage sale run {Read More…}
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