The story of my red velvet, French Provincial style couch began when an Instagram photo popped up on my feed advertising a single seater red velvet armchair for $40 via Virginia Antiques, in Brisbane. I had just dropped the kids to school and it was one of those days...
In part 1 of this two part post on my Antique Christmas Box, I showed the before and preparation stages of painting this old vintage tool box. Here it is now, after the two coats of Milk Paint in Linen, and the addition of cup handles either side. I told you about how...
I LOVE a good old antique box or chest! I’ve painted quite a few over the years. Here are a few examples: (If you’d like to see some more, you can head to the little “Search” tool on the right and type in “chest” or...
A “Poppy Door” Collaboration After seeing a picture of a door on Pinterest one morning (see below), I felt prompted to contact a new friend and artist, Dana Jensen, and I showed her the door and simply said, “I can imagine you doing something like...
I was given a few of these old vintage army boxes that my sister & brother-in-law were getting rid of. They sat in my workshop for a long time trying to decide what to do with them. So here’s what I came up with for this one. I had some Milk Paint in Kitchen...
One of the questions I get asked frequently is “How do you transfer graphics (images/words) to your furniture?” I love to transfer graphics on some of my painted furniture, like this beautiful antique chest. … and one of my favourite places to find...
