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How to Tone Down Orange Wood Pine with a Paint Wash
How to Tone Down Orange Wood Pine with a Paint Wash

Chest of Pine Drawers BeforeI purchased this set of antique drawers from Marketplace, and it appeared that they had been stripped and sanded back at one time.  However, the surface was a little patchy with stains on top and on the bottom front as you can see by the...

Ombre Painted Coffee Table using Alchemy by Fusion
Ombre Painted Coffee Table using Alchemy by Fusion

Coffe Table BeforeHere's the coffee table I started with. I wanted to see if I could sand back the top to refinish the wood. But ... it's veneer, so it's not going to work as I had planned, in a nice wood stain or wash. So painting it is! The video tutorial below will...

Chalk Painted Blanket Box Chest – Artisan Jet
Chalk Painted Blanket Box Chest – Artisan Jet

Blanket box PrepMy client delivered her blanket box & asked me to replicate a finish I had done on her dining setting many years ago. Back then I was a retailer for Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint here in Australia, and I had used the colour, Typewriter,on the...

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