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 my first...
Scroll to the bottom of this post for our amazing GIVEAWAY! (Our giveaway is now closed and we have a WINNER. Thanks for entering!) Coffee tables are probably one of my favourite pieces of furniture to up-cycle or refurbish. They’re small enough to finish in a...
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. The bottles come with safety seals …Here’s the colour, but probably...
I’ve up-cycled another vintage army box in Miss Mustard Seed’s 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...
