by Marian Parsons | May 10, 2015 | All Things Home, Before and Afters, buying & selling antiques, Furniture Makeovers, Running a Business, Sewing, Tutorials
Sewing slipcovers is not my very favorite thing to do, so I saved these until the very end. I kept looking at them, debating if I should just upholster them, which would be much faster or if I should push through and sew the slipcovers. I had a vision for them from...
by Marian Parsons | May 10, 2015 | Before and Afters, buying & selling antiques, Furniture Makeovers, Hand Painted Furniture, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, Running a Business
When I bought this piece, I honestly didn’t think too much of it. My parents went to pick up a few pieces from a seller on Craig’s List and they sent me a picture of this one that was for sale, but hadn’t been listed. Sure. Throw it in the truck....
by Marian Parsons | May 8, 2015 | All Things Home, Before and Afters, buying & selling antiques, Furniture Makeovers, Running a Business, Tutorials, upholstery
Well, the bergere chairs are finally done! They were some of my earlier upholstery subjects. I was still at the stage when I would take apart a chair and then I would wonder what in the world I was thinking and how I was going to get it all back together. At the...
by Marian Parsons | May 8, 2015 | Furniture Feature Friday, Furniture Makeovers
Well, it looks like everyone is in the full furniture refinishing swing of things with warmer weather and sunnier skies. I know it has helped a lot with my motivation in my own home and yard and as I’ve been getting ready for my biggest event of the year....
by Marian Parsons | May 7, 2015 | Before and Afters, Furniture Makeovers, Hand Painted Furniture, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
We’ve done so much stuff for Lucketts that it’s been hard to even show it all! So, I have a bunch of pieces to share in this post. One of the first things I bought for Lucketts was this set of chairs. They are so sweet and the design on the backs, to me,...
by Marian Parsons | May 7, 2015 | Furniture Feature Friday
Well, it looks like everyone is in the full furniture refinishing swing of things with warmer weather and sunnier skies. I know it has helped a lot with my motivation in my own home and yard and as I’ve been getting ready for my biggest event of the year....
by Marian Parsons | May 7, 2015 | Before and Afters, buying & selling antiques, Furniture Makeovers, Hand Painted Furniture, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, Running a Business
Just a quick reminder/clarification before I get into the post. The Friday event of the Lucketts Spring Market is a ticketed event, so you have to have a ticket to attend and tickets will not be sold at the gate AND the tickets are sold out. So, if you don’t...
by Marian Parsons | May 6, 2015 | Before and Afters, buying & selling antiques, Furniture Makeovers, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, Running a Business
It may (or may not) surprise you to know that one of my favorite pieces of furniture ever was the piece I painted to introduce the Mustard Seed Yellow color in my milk paint line. The way the piece chipped, the original amber knobs, the dark wood top, the hand...