Skye’s Sideboard Inheritance When Skye sent me a picture of her sideboard and asked me if I could give it a makeover, I took up the challenge. This antique piece of furniture was inherited and so she didn’t want to get rid of it, but knew she wanted it...
7 Things to Look for: People often ask me where I find my furniture pieces, so I thought I’d also share my tips for WHAT TO LOOK FOR when selecting quality, restorable furniture pieces that you want to take home and refinish or re-purpose. 1. Where to LOOK for...
People often ask me where I find my “stuff” to restore. There are so many different avenues to finding your own funky furniture to makeover for your house, so I thought I’d share some of my secrets with you. Everyone has different tastes when it...
I attempted my very first Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk paint project a few weeks ago. I had so much fun mixing and painting and was so excited to even have the paint as it is not yet available in Australia. But thanks to my lovely sister who happened to visit my...
Before: I found this old cabinet in our back shed that we had received from my Grandfather when he had moved to a smaller house. We kept garden tools and other bits and pieces in it. When I started getting interested in old pieces of furniture, I thought I’d...
An Old Canvas These are fairly common in Thrift Stores and Op Shops around the world. There are canvases with real paintings on them, and canvases with printed images on them. The best ones for re-cycling or upcycling are going to be the canvases with printed images....
