Chest of Pine Drawers Before I 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...
Coffe Table Before Here’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...
Blanket box Prep My 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...
Side Table Before When I received this table from some friends who were getting rid of some furniture, I thought I’d experiment with one of the methods to create a Pottery Barn dupe. You may have heard of this type of finish that is on trend at the moment,...
Painting fabric can be a good way to upcycle a wingback chair. A Wingback chair with a price tag marked $20 sat among the rows of furniture in my local Lifeline Superstore. At that low price, I couldn’t really go wrong. The upholstery was dated, but still in...
Creating a wash is an easy way to lighten your wood furniture. One way to transform your furniture from a dark wood to light, is by using a paint wash. In this post, I’ll fill you in on the steps I took to change up this vintage silky oak pot cupboard, from a...
