just a few gift ideas…
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your friends and family. In the spirit of thanks, I need to take a quick minute to say thank you! Whether you’re brand new, you just hop on here once in a while for a tutorial or specific information, or you’ve been following […]
Thanksgiving
This week, we’re in Raleigh, NC to spend Thanksgiving with Jeff’s family. I am definitely a homebody and I enjoy my projects and work, but it’s been a busy few weeks and it’s nice to step away from that and get a break. So, I’m going to take the week off from posting here on […]
Christmas faux-liage reviews
I owe some of you an apology. For the past few years, I have shared tips on decorating a home with fresh greens at Christmas and doled out all sorts of advice on the subject. When I would receive questions about keeping the greens fresh, I would answer that they just need to be put […]
layla’s mint photo shoot details
If you missed the final post about this dresser makeover, you can find that post HERE. In today’s post, I wanted to share some of the details on the things I gathered and used for this Christmasy photo shoot. I bought the tree but I know they have them again this year in a few […]
two-toned milk paint dresser | part three
The two-toned milk paint dresser in Layla’s Mint is finished and she is a beauty. Well, in my opinion, anyway! Before we get into the details of the finish, if you missed the first two installments of this dresser makeover, you can find them here… Part 1 – Prepping the piece & applying the first […]
two-toned milk paint dresser | part two
As I shared yesterday, I prepped this piece and painted it in MMS Milk Paint Lucketts Green… I wanted a two-toned look with some subtle variations, so I decided to layer Layla’s Mint, a softer green, on top with a rub of our Wax Puck in between. The Wax Puck is perfect when you want […]
two-toned milk paint dresser | part one
A couple of weeks ago, I took advantage of a nice day and sanded down the pieces I found at a local consignment shop. You can find a tutorial on prepping a piece to paint HERE. Once sanded and prepped, I brought this oak dresser with a mirror into the studio to paint it… This […]
Living Room Updates
As much as we’ve gotten done since we moved into this house a little over a year ago, I still have stacks of pictures yet to be hung and bare walls. It can sometimes take a while to figure what finishing touches each room needs. I finally took a bit of time this week to […]