Removing the Substrate Removing Substrate (an Existing Finish) on your Antique Pieces Welcome to Part 2 of our Wood Finishes series (Removing the Substrate) with special guest, Julie Henderson from Chalk n Trees. Thanks Julie! If you missed Part 1, we talked about...
All About Wood Finishes In Wood Finishes Part 1, I’m really excited to bring you the first in a series about wood finishes with special guest, Julie Henderson, from Chalk n Trees. Julie is a busy mother of two, and has a passion for restoring and refinishing...
My Story This blog began out of a love for taking things (mostly furniture) that have been left for ruins, bound for the dump, kicked to the curb – and giving them a new lease of life. There’s such great satisfaction in being able to bring something out of the storage...
Wondering what to do with an old dresser drawer? Here’s one of four that I had lying around from an old dresser. The dresser frame was beaten up so much that I took it all apart and cut up the timber top to use as boards for another project. So let me give you...
The Dim, Dark, Brick Wall Makeover I’ve been annoyed by the dim darkness of our brick wall entry way for years now. I mean, seriously this photo below makes it look a lot lighter than it really is in the middle of a sunny day! I have to turn the light on in this...