Spring is Well Underway Down Under Well, Spring is most certainly here in Australia, and here in Queensland, we’re experiencing sunny days and beautiful breezes, and have even witnessed a few storms lately in the south east. Today I thought I’d do a...
Antique Finds It’s always fun when you find hidden treasures in vintage or antique furniture when you go to clean them up and paint or restore them. Remember the time I found a stash of old newspaper clippings (from 1899), receipts and other things in the seats...
A Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Experiment for a Farmhouse Finish To create this Farmhouse Finish, I wanted to try using the new Stain & Finishing Oil by Homestead House Paint Company, as a base. I had a feeling it might work well under Miss Mustard...
A Solid Silky Oak Australian Antique Dresser This silky oak dresser came to me via a lady on the Gold Coast who wanted to get rid of it, and contacted me to see if I’d like to restore it, since she had intended to, but no longer had the room or the desire to...
Quality Brushes – essential tools for your Furniture Painting Kit! There’s nothing like great quality brushes to get the best finishes on your painted furniture pieces. Years ago, I used to buy the cheaper chip brushes from the local hardware store, to...
Fusion Mineral Paint’s Ultra Grip – Is it necessary? In this post, we’re doing to discuss the use of Ultra Grip, including a few video tutorials where I talk about it more in depth – when I use it, when I leave it out (which is most of the...
