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’d always liked the...
Want to know how you can turn a coffee table like this … from DRAB to FAB? Well here’s a step by step approach I took to this project: 1. Sand & Fill. This table had a fairly glossy surface with some pitting in the varnish on the tops surface, so I...
Here’s a question: Do you WAX? Now before you think I’m getting WAY too personal, I don’t mean do you wax your legs … unless they’re furniture legs, of course! So what’s the big deal about finishing a piece of milk painted or chalk...
Here’s what I’ll cover during this IKEA table makeover today: An IKEA table or desk makeover from raw wood to Hamptons style finish. Staining using Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint, some hints and tips for using MMSMP as a stain and the magic of Hemp...
