How to Layer Milk Paint Using Clear Wax

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Share This Page!How to Layer Milk Paint Using Clear Wax I’m slowly but surely getting some extra pieces of furniture painted before the baby arrives. But I have to admit, it’s slow going. Mostly because I run out of energy pretty quickly. But sometimes a piece of furniture just doesn’t want to cooperate or turn {Read More…}

How to Turn a Galvanized Bucket into a Vintage Olive Bucket

How to make a vintage style galvanized bucket

Share This Page!How to Turn a Galvanized Bucket into a Vintage Olive Bucket Everytime I walk into Target, I pay a fine. You know what I mean. You go in for one thing and leave with $200 worth of stuff you “need”. Most often you even forget to buy the thing you actually needed. I {Read More…}

Mother’s Day Craft in a SNAP

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Share This Page!Mother’s Day Craft in a SNAP Today I’m SO excited to be at SNAP Conference in Salt Lake City surrounded by 500 other talented crafty bloggers learning, creating, and celebrating the friendships we’ve made because of blogging! And to celebrate with you, I teamed up with Abbey from The Cards We Drew and {Read More…}

Vintage Sign Tutorial From an Old Dresser Top

Vintage Sign Tutorial from Chic California

Share This Page!Vintage Sign From an Old Dresser Top A funny thing happens when you move to a place like California. People start to visit. And they don’t just stay for the weekend. A typical stay in our guest room seems to last between 7 and 14 days. I’d like to think that our guests {Read More…}

Milk Paint Shelf Makeover and Oil Wax Tutorial

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Share This Page!Shelf Makeover and How to Apply New Oil Wax What’s the deal with these two? I mean, I feel like these two might be the school yard bully twins. They are in need of an attitude adjustment for sure. Something softer, kinder and a little more friendly would suit them just fine. I {Read More…}

Vintage Style Ikea Step Stool Makeover

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Share This Page!Vintage Style Ikea Step Stool Makeover After my Milk Paint 101 class last week I had some leftover Ikea step stools sitting in my garage. These little step stools are a great project to get your feet wet with trying new painting techniques, especially using Sweet Pickins Milk Paint. I was inspired to try {Read More…}

DIY Vintage Map Hanger

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Share This Page!DIY Vintage Map Hanger Slowly but surely, I’m getting the nursery ready. I actually thought I would be done by now but it’s taking a little longer than expected. Most good things do! Here’s my inspiration board for the room in case you missed it. One of the things I worked on recently {Read More…}

Homemade Liming Wax for a Weathered Oak Finish

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Share This Page!Homemade Liming Wax for a Weathered Oak Finish This week I showed you my faux Restoration Hardware Console Table. I used a combo of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Coco and a homemade Liming Wax to achieve the weathered oak look I was going for. Today, I’m going to show you how to {Read More…}

Ugly Alert! Avocado Green Console Table To Restoration Hardware Style Beauty

RH Style Faux Weathered Pine Table

Share This Page!Ugly Alert! Avocado Green Console Table To Restoration Hardware Style Beauty I have a love affair with anything from Restoration Hardware. But in true love affair style, someone always gets hurt. In this case it’s my wallet! Anytime I can rekindle the romance with very little $, I’m all for it! I found this {Read More…}

DIY Fabric Bulletin Board from a Thrift Store Drawer

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Share This Page!DIY Fabric Bulletin Board from a Thrift Store Drawer I am slowing but surely clearing out my stash of projects that I have piled up in my garage. I have some bigger furniture pieces left to refinish but I have lots of small projects to do too. I’ve had 2 random drawers from {Read More…}

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