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...
I received this lovely antique cupboard a few years ago and it was pretty banged up in places, so I gave it a quick paint with colours I had on hand at the time, before I even started using Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint products. Here is how it looked for a...
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...
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...
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. You can read about this makeover HERE. …...
What is Bleed Through? If you’ve been painting furniture for a while, you may have come across “bleed through” – the problem of the underlying stain or pigment of the stained wood, bleeding through the paint you have just coated your lovely...
