Vintage Writing Desk
This sad little desk sat in my garage for some time until a new client wanted it for her bedroom, YAY!… The desk itself is sold maple and very well made but it had a ton of scratches and had to be...
View ArticleCurvy Claw Foot Chest
PURIST PLEASE AVERT YOUR EYES! But I’m not sorry I painted this chest… well technically I only painted part of it so maybe only be a little mad if you are going to be mad at all So this claw foot chest...
View ArticleA Bed to Match the Dresser
This is the beautiful full bed that will be for my youngest client, to coordinate with her dresser that I also painted… Yes, this is Victorian and the dresser is French Provincial but paint is going to...
View ArticleA Couple of Nightstands
These were some crazy ugly, dirty nightstands when I got my hands on them! Don’t you worry though… they cleaned up quite nicely! This one is pine and VERY beat up… I hope no one was using this in their...
View ArticleUpdating An Art Deco Buffet
This Art Deco style buffet is a doozy isn’t it? Would you have bought it… even if it was a “good” price… it looks quite beat-up? BEFORE Check out the damage that the top had suffered! I wasn’t sure if...
View ArticleHow to Upholster a Settee
Ok… so the story starts off like this… I took an upholstery class last semester and reupholstered this fabulous chair seen here. I decided I wanted to learn more so I signed up for the following...
View ArticleA Matching Chest of Drawers Update
This chest of drawers is part of a set that I am refinishing for a client. I completed the dresser (check it out here) a couple of months ago, but had to put the chest on the backburner due to the...
View ArticleFinishing Chalk Paint a New Way
I “discovered” a new way to seal chalk paint, instead of using wax or oil. Will I use this method every time? No, but sometimes the way you typically do things doesn’t work out… For example, this...
View ArticleThe Bathroom Hutch
We just got back from a lovely time in Louisville, KY house searching and exploring. Louisville is a fabulous place with lots to see and do, everyone was so friendly, I’m getting much more excited...
View ArticleDo You Have Decorating or Project ADD?
Do you have decorating or project ADD? You know what I mean right..? It’s when you start one project and then **BOOM** something “needs” to be done somewhere else and you’re like ok lets work on that,...
View ArticleThonet Chairs Refinishing Complete!
Well Happy 2016 to you all! Over at our home we had a very busy Christmas Holiday with our normal household of 3 humans and 2 dogs increasing to 9 humans and 4 dogs!!! It was crazy and lots of fun, but...
View ArticleCurvy Claw Foot Chest
PURIST PLEASE AVERT YOUR EYES! But I’m not sorry I painted this chest… well technically I only painted part of it so maybe only be a little mad if you are going to be mad at all So this claw foot chest...
View ArticleA Bed to Match the Dresser
This is the beautiful full bed that will be for my youngest client, to coordinate with her dresser that I also painted… Yes, this is Victorian and the dresser is French Provincial but paint is going to...
View ArticleA Couple of Nightstands
These were some crazy ugly, dirty nightstands when I got my hands on them! Don’t you worry though… they cleaned up quite nicely! This one is pine and VERY beat up… I hope no one was using this in their...
View ArticleUpdating An Art Deco Buffet
This Art Deco style buffet is a doozy isn’t it? Would you have bought it… even if it was a “good” price… it looks quite beat-up? BEFORE Check out the damage that the top had suffered! I wasn’t sure if...
View ArticleHow to Upholster a Settee
Ok… so the story starts off like this… I took an upholstery class last semester and reupholstered this fabulous chair seen here. I decided I wanted to learn more so I signed up for the following...
View ArticleA Matching Chest of Drawers Update
This chest of drawers is part of a set that I am refinishing for a client. I completed the dresser (check it out here) a couple of months ago, but had to put the chest on the backburner due to the...
View ArticleFinishing Chalk Paint a New Way
I “discovered” a new way to seal chalk paint, instead of using wax or oil. Will I use this method every time? No, but sometimes the way you typically do things doesn’t work out… For example, this...
View ArticleThe Bathroom Hutch
We just got back from a lovely time in Louisville, KY house searching and exploring. Louisville is a fabulous place with lots to see and do, everyone was so friendly, I’m getting much more excited...
View ArticleThonet Chairs Refinishing Complete!
Well Happy 2016 to you all! Over at our home we had a very busy Christmas Holiday with our normal household of 3 humans and 2 dogs increasing to 9 humans and 4 dogs!!! It was crazy and lots of fun, but...
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