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 updated for a more modern but vintage look. So after discussing…
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7 Tips for Selecting Quality Restorable Furniture
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 restorable furniture? Firstly, there are some great places to look for…
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Top Ten Places to Find Furniture to Restore
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. If you prefer to buy your furniture from shops then you may need to use a furniture assembly service to help…
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My First Experience with ASCP (Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint) from one Australian Chalk Paint User
After much anticipation, ASCP (Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint) is finally in Australia. If you’ve been following my blog or facebook posts, you’ll know that for the last couple of years I’ve been making my own DIY chalk paint to get that chalk paint antique finish on my furniture pieces. Well, I have finally got a hold of “The REAL DEAL”…
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My First Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Project – a Tricycle Red Cabinet
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 sister-in-law while travelling in the USA, she brought back…
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