I was given a few of these old vintage army boxes that my sister & brother-in-law were getting rid of. They sat in my workshop for a long time trying to decide what to do with them. So here’s what I came up with for this one. I’d always liked the...
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...
Here’s what I’ll cover during this IKEA table makeover today: An IKEA table or desk makeover from raw wood to Hamptons style finish. Staining using Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint, some hints and tips for using MMSMP as a stain and the magic of Hemp...
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...
Tutorial Video In this tutorial video, I want to show you how you can create a two tone layered paint look for an authentic aged patina. You can also use this method over stained wood furniture pieces, for example, just like I showed you in this blog post on this...