Driving past the Second Hand Shop, I noticed they were having a moving sale. A quick u-turn and a dash inside to look for furniture, because who knows that if you are moving a store, you don’t want to lug big items with you to the next place so I was ready to...
What would you do? As for me, I couldn’t pass up these lovely silky oak antique drawers when I saw them at only $5 each.As you can see, I’ve given them a light sanding. Looks like the finish was probably shellac. They were a perfect project for Milk Paint...
Coffee tables are probably one of my favourite pieces of furniture to up-cycle or refurbish. They’re small enough to finish in a few of hours and don’t usually have too many ‘fiddly’ bits. Here’s the kind of basic table you’ll find...
I’ve been asked so often to explain the difference between Chalk Paint and Mineral Paint, or between Chalk Paint and Milk Paint. So here’s a summary I’ve put together based on my opinion, along with my description of these products. Thrown in the...
I’m loving the different shades of white available in the Fusion Mineral Paint line. Today I tried Lamp White, which I would describe as an off white with blueish grey under tones. Here are my projects waiting for a makeover: a serving tray from a second hand...
I’ve up-cycled another vintage army box in Milk Paint colour, Typewriter – a lovely charcoal black for this cute industrial end table on castors! Flash Back: Remember this vintage army box that I transformed into a side table last year? (Read about it by...
