can you repaint over wax?
Yes. End of post. Okay, not really. I will elaborate on this one. When I shared my Antiquing Wax tutorial, a reader asked if you can repaint over a waxed surface. I have heard a lot of people say you can’t paint over wax, but I’ve painted over wax numerous times, so let’s throw the […]
This post was brought to you by the letter P…
Remember that linen tea towel I started cross-stitching back in June? When I was at the beach? Well, I finished it when I sat outside for a few hours, watching my boys at football camp, but I just got around to ironing the “hoop impression” out of it this week. Yeah, that pretty much sums […]
red & white grain sack chair
As I said last week, some things from our guest room will be coming up for sale, since we’re converting the guest room into a room for our youngest son. It’s a little bitter sweet for me, since that room has always been one of my “pretty rooms”, but I’m so happy that both of […]
settee makeover | part one
Do you remember this settee I showed a few weeks ago? Well, it’s all stripped down to the bones now. I tell you what, I have never seen a sofa give up so much change. We got at least a dollar out of this one when the final count was over. So, now that this […]
The Tricycle Dresser Reveal
It’s been a long time, but I finally painted another red piece… …and it makes me wonder why I don’t do it more often! This piece really wears red well. Here is how it started… It wasn’t bad at all, but the finish was a little tired and a refresh felt in order. I painted it […]
dear reader | to the one who keeps making the same decorating mistakes
Dear Reader (to the one who keeps making the same decorating mistakes), We should start a club. We’ll call it the “I have not learned my lesson” club or the “Oops, I did it again” club. (Hey! We have a theme song if we call it that.) We can have meetings and everything. “Hello. My […]
How to Apply Antiquing Wax
I am always in a blue & white mood. I have to work to step away from that color palette, but sometimes it just needs to be done! I’ve been feeling a red piece coming on for a while now and this antique Eastlake-style oak dresser seemed like a good candidate. And red wear antiquing […]
behind the scenes | producing videos
I have been asked several questions about the videos I make, so I thought I would answer them all in one post, for those who are interested. Videos have been an on-again-off-again thing for me over the past few years. I started them initially when I wanted to share how I made slipcovers. I tried […]