by Marian Parsons | Jul 8, 2016 | Before and Afters, Furniture Makeovers, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
If you watched the “prove yourself wrong” video, you already saw how this dresser turned out, but I wanted to give it a proper before and after post. Here’s the before… This piece really was a pretty one as is, but I needed a piece to paint and...
by Marian Parsons | Jul 29, 2014 | My House
In my business, a lot of amazing things have come out of a random e-mail. Checking my inbox is so fun and almost addicting for that reason. I started working for HGTV.com through one e-mail and the milk paint line came out of an e-mail. The woman behind my...
by Marian Parsons | May 16, 2014 | Before and Afters, Hand Painted Furniture, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
Well, the Lucketts Spring Market just wouldn’t be the same without torrential downpours and some point. Thankfully, we got them out of the way last night and the weather forecast says partly sunny with a high of 68 for the weekend. It sounds like perfection!...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 30, 2013 | Antiques, Favorite Finds, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
I am in major shopping mode for the Lucketts Antique Market, which is just over two weeks away! Yikes! So, I was cruising craigslist.com last night and found this beauty right in my own back yard. (Well, not literally.) My dad picked it up for me today and she is...
by Marian Parsons | Jul 19, 2011 | Antiques, Favorite Finds
I shared a few weeks ago my desire for a cow painting. Well, that desire has been thoroughly satisfied, first by the wonderfully whimsical cow painting I received from my artist friend Laura and most recently by a stunning and classic painting by one of my...