Furniture Wax vs. Hemp Oil
I have received a bunch of questions lately about Furniture Wax and Hemp Oil, the difference between the two and how I choose which one to use, so I thought it was time to write a post about it. Let’s dive right in. Furniture Wax Why I started using it… I read an article about […]
hemp oil gallery (550×275)
I have received a bunch of questions lately about Furniture Wax and Hemp Oil, the difference between the two and how I choose which one to use, so I thought it was time to write a post about it. Let’s dive right in. Furniture Wax Why I started using it… I read an article about […]
Sanding, staining, mixing & flooding
I had great plans for today. I was going to get two furniture pieces finished and fit in e-mail and some photo shoots as paint dried. The day was going as planned until about noon. It’s been raining here for two full days. Hard. We’ve had a little bit of water seeping into our basement, […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorites & Link Party
Good evening everyone! Thanks so much for all of the links last week. It’s so much fun for me to look through them and see people showing off all styles of furniture, techniques, paint, fabrics, makeovers and awesome finds. Each week is truly a furniture feast for the eyes, so thank you for that! I […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorites & Link Party
Good evening everyone! Thanks so much for all of the links last week. It’s so much fun for me to look through them and see people showing off all styles of furniture, techniques, paint, fabrics, makeovers and awesome finds. Each week is truly a furniture feast for the eyes, so thank you for that! I […]
the dresser with attitude & other things…
This is the dresser with the attitude. Last we saw her, she looked like this… I dealt with the red stain bleeding through by sealing it with Furniture Wax and applied a second coat. Now, it was decision time. Those vertical trim pieces were bugging me, so I decided to deal with it by adding […]
Say Hello to “Trophy”
The dresser with attitude is finally finished and photographed! As a recap – this is what it looked like before… …this is what it looked like during (aka – the ugly stage)… …and here she is all finished! You can read about how I dealt with the bleed through HERE and the striping technique HERE. […]
Dealing with Bleed Through
When I bought this piece, I thought I might have some trouble with the stain bleeding through. Unfortunately, I was right. The piece looked like this… …I sanded it to give the surface some tooth… …painted it in MMSMP Trophy… …which is supposed to look like the color shown above – a tarnished silver […]