painting the last bar stool…finally
Back in June of 2013 I painted the bar stools at my kitchen counter…well, two of them, anyway. I don’t recall why I didn’t get to the third one, but I’m sure I just got busy with other things and the idea of painting one bar stool seemed a bit...
Antique Farm House Giveaway
I’ll catch you up later today on the furniture I’ve been working on, but right now one of my long-time sponsors (and friends), Antique Farm House is offering a giveaway! They are launching a “cotton event” today and thought my readers might...
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY |
I enjoyed looking at all of your projects that were linked up last week and I actually got to do some furniture painting myself today! I know I painted a stool just last week, but I painted a few pieces today and it felt good. I’ll share those projects...
Ironstone & Opera Glasses
My mom and I went out shopping on Monday and, while most of the stuff I bought is to sell, I can’t help picking through the ironstone to give myself first dibs! I’m also starting to hang onto pieces for the Luckett’s Spring Market in May. I...
bathroomgallery
This past summer, we did a renovation of our master bathroom. You can see the full details HERE. The renovation was floor to ceiling. Here’s what it looked like before. As you can see, it’s a small, regular bathroom. It’s not one of these huge...
Family Room Wainscoting
The family room is the first room I stepped into in our house and I’m sure that was planned by the realtor. I was charmed by the 1940’s part of the house – the glass knobs, original creaky floors and plaster walls, but it was the modern addition...
Tips on Shopping for Ironstone
I wrote a post a couple of years ago about ironstone, but I thought I would write an updated post. I’ve been showing a lot of my recent finds and selling some in my online shop and that has brought out a lot of questions about ironstone. What is ironstone? I...Hello!
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