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,...
This plain index card box was one of my recent op shop (thrift store) finds, and I thought I’d use it to show how easy it is to turn something so plain, into a beautiful French Provincial style decor piece. Supplies used for this project: thrifted index card...
I found this little vintage bedside at our local Salvos Store and brought it home for a little TLC. During a recent series of lives on my Facebook page, I did 5 tutorials on things that could be upcycled around your home, including frames, tins, chairs, tea...
