We’re making furniture repairs today. I have three chests of drawers with missing drawers. There’s obviously a drawer thief who loves to make furniture painters crazy. I bet there’s a big heaping pile of unclaimed drawers somewhere. $15 Chest of Drawers Yesterday I bought two chest of drawers minus one drawer each. I went back to… [Read More]
Furniture Makeovers Involve Repairs And Mistakes
Sometimes the JTS and I run into a few problems with furniture projects. Usually it’s us making mistakes and we get a few laughs out of the situation. This project was no different.
How To Love Antique Furniture Flaws And All
How To Love Antique Furniture Flaws and All ! A furniture post not about painting. What do you guys think of that? I found the dresser at the Nashville Flea Market and wrote a post on it titled …Can I Save This Shabby Dresser? This was back in January of 2015. That’s how long the dresser… [Read More]
Repurpose Project Underway | Beverage Bar Maybe?
We finally got the radio out of the truck. We were waiting on cooler weather or an early morning start before we hauled it to the workshop. The JTS has been having a few pains and his heart doctor scheduled a cardiac catheterization for this Thursday (tomorrow). For the newbies here, my husband had triple… [Read More]
How To Repair Antique Furniture Joints
Good Morning All! Today I’m featuring the JTS. For you newbies here that would be my husband the Junktion Technical Specialist. He is still recovering from triple by-pass surgery and he has been gradually doing more things in the workshop. He did all the repairs for me on this piece…… … { how to repair… [Read More]
My Furniture Repair Specialist & Favorite Guy
putting a table together from reclaimed parts That would be my husband who goes by the title of “Junktion Technical Specialist” or “The JTS”….for short. I bestowed the title on him because he’s the guru behind the furniture repairs at the Owen Workshop. {I thought calling him “The JTS” much more fitting than Mr…. [Read More]
How to Replace Furniture Hardware
Replace Furniture Knobs When you replace furniture knobs it can make or break a furniture project. I firmly believe that. It’s possible to paint a piece of furniture and then try 3 different sets of hardware on the piece….and get 3 totally different looks. Replacing the knobs on a project is my favorite part. I… [Read More]
Furniture Prep- Strapped and Glued
This is the piece from My Favorite Junk Shop. It’s almost ready for painting. I brought it home last week and the JTS has done a lot of prep work on it. Furniture prep is a must on the junk pieces I bring home! The back legs needed to be glued to the back… [Read More]
How to Paint Damaged MDF Furniture
How To Paint MDF Furniture This is the pretty in pink stenciled dresser I posted about yesterday. Did you know you can paint MDF furniture? The procedure is pretty simple. You should sand any bubbled areas, prime with a good primer, paint with latex paint, and add a stencil design to mask damaged areas. The… [Read More]
How To Replace A Drawer Bottom-Furniture Repair
No, sorry, I didn’t get that piece of furniture painted today. But I have some photos of work in progress at the end of this post, just to prove to you that I am painting furniture. We did some furniture repairs on another piece to prep it for painting. You got a little peak of… [Read More]
How To Refresh Paint Color Using Hemp Oil-Green Folk Art Cabinet
Refresh Paint Color Using Hemp Oil Green Folk Art Cabinet I introduced you guys to this cabinet yesterday. I promised to have her cleaned up and ready for show by the end of the week and I beat my estimation. Rarely am I ahead of schedule! Kathy Owen Creative (or crazy, take your… [Read More]
How To Prep Furniture For Painting
Prep Furniture For Painting It’s important to prep furniture before painting. I write a lot of posts on painting furniture and I usually share most if not all of the makeover details. But I guess I’ve been leaving out some important info. A nice lady named Marsha sent me an email and this is part… [Read More]