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...
Using Hemp Oil to create a two-toned layered Effect During the month of JUNE – Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint colours of the month are Kitchen Scale and Grain Sack. Here’s an idea that allows you to play with these colours that actually go together...
I feel like a total noob (as my teens would say) to admit to you that I actually had to Google “Hamptons Style” to see exactly what that meant. That was part of the brief my client gave me for restoring this huge rustic and sturdy table. He wanted a...
Firstly today, let me introduce you to Juliana who is doing two weeks work experience with I Restore Stuff this week. What a wonderful blessing she has been! If you saw my Facebook post this week, you’ll have seen this picture of her assembling an Ikea step...