Painting Antique Furniture The furniture project today was a custom makeover. The dresser with mirror is an antique and has beautiful curvy swirly wood appliques. The client requested a two tone turquoise paint finish…..and heavy distressing. The client had a vision and it worked. Two tone turquoise was the perfect paint finish for this piece…. [Read More]
How To Distress Painted Antique Furniture Without Sanding
Painted Antique Furniture Distressed Without The Mess I used baby wipes to distress this painted antique table because I wanted to highlight the beautifully aged alligatored finish. The distressed finish is the perfect compliment to my antique table. I think I did it proud. Antique Table Painted and Distressed My original plan was to paint… [Read More]
How to Layer Chalk Finish Paint On Furniture
Chalk Finish Paint Can Be Layered Easily I tried a different technique for layering chalk finish paint on furniture and I really like the result. The look is coastal or beachy and might be too over the top for your taste. Just let me know in a kind and tactful way! This is the green… [Read More]
Mixing Paint Colors To Make The Perfect Gray
Mixing Paint Colors Is Easy If you don’t have the perfect paint color on the paint shelf then mix your own. That’s what I do about 50% of the time. Why buy more paint when you can work with what you have. I’m all about saving money. This project started out one color and moved… [Read More]
How To Turn Masculine Furniture Into Girly Furniture
Girly Furniture Painted Orchid Today’s the day for girly furniture. It’s been a while since I’ve used a totally fun, bright paint color. Radiant Orchid was the perfect color for this furniture makeover. Radiant Orchid Paint Color For Girly Furniture Yep, it looks girly to me. How about that color. I have to admit the nightstand… [Read More]
Distressed Furniture Details Adds Depth And Character
Distress Painted Details On Furniture The details on furniture are there for a reason. To grab your attention, to make a statement. I like to highlight those furniture details by distressing the paint. Distressed details stand out. The paint can be lightly distressed to give a gently worn look or more heavily distressed for the… [Read More]
10 Home DIY Projects I’m Itching To Tackle
Home DIY Projects I Want To Try There are some home DIY projects I’ve been wanting to tackle. I get nervous about trying something new especially if there is no going back once the project is finished. When you don’t like something and it’s permanent……….well, you just have to live with it. I googled tutorials… [Read More]
Vaseline Distressed Furniture Finish In Turquoise And Green
Vaseline Distressed Furniture Finish Furniture distressed is furniture with character. My new saying! You guys know I love bright, bold colors. Well, this project includes two bold colors. The two colors have swipes of Vaseline sandwiched between them. The Vaseline distressed furniture finish is an easy one…..if you swipe on enough Vaseline. Turquoise Furniture Finish… [Read More]
16 Latex Paint Furniture Makeovers
16 Latex Paint Furniture Makeovers What’s not to love about latex paint, I use it all the time. I have hundreds of latex paint furniture projects under my belt. Don’t let anyone scare you away from using it on furniture. It works great. I gathered a list of latex paint projects that will make you… [Read More]
10 BOLDLY DISTRESSED FURNITURE PROJECTS
Distressed Painted Furniture Doesn’t Have To Be Over The Top How do you feel about distressed painted furniture? Is it a definite yes, a no, or does it depend on the piece? I love it myself but you already know that. Furniture with a distressed paint finish has so much character. Distressing can hide flaws… [Read More]
Will She Or Won’t She Like The White Daisy Table
Stenciled White Daisy Table This stenciled white daisy table is too cute for words. Sometimes you can showcase the original furniture finish with touches of paint and this project is a good example. It was also super easy and I have all the details for you. The table I stenciled belongs to Miss Sofi. I… [Read More]
Pure Red Hi-Gloss Paint and White Stripe Details-Extreme Furniture Makeover
How to Paint Furniture Stripes It’s easy to paint furniture stripes if you have painter’s tape! All you have to do is make sure you get the tape on straight. That’s the hard part for me. Anyway, I painted white stripes over hi-gloss red paint. Bold. I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned how much… [Read More]
