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What’s in the Hopper & What’s New
I have A LOT of things in the hopper, so I thought I'd share a few with you. This desk is for my office. I'm doing the same look I did with my furniture stripping tutorial table. I've already...
Furniture Stripping Tutorial Table Reveal!
Does anyone remember this table? Does it look a little familiar? Well, how about this one? This was the table featured in my furniture stripping tutorial. Doesn't it look great? I loved the shape of...
Announcement – Furniture Feature Fridays!
I love before & after pictures, especially of furniture. I have what you might call "lost dog syndrome" for furniture. I've been known to make my husband turn the car around, so I can pick up a...
Saturday in a Small Town
Three years ago my family moved from the busy suburbs to a small town (borough) nestled in the rolling hills and fruit orchards of Pennsylvania. We absolutely love it and only occasionally miss the...
Sometimes it Feels Like Robbery
Today my finds were about quality, not quantity. I ran over to the church yard sale across the street from our house (we live in a little downtown area) while my husband was home for lunch. There...
Don’t Hate Me…More Goodwill Goodies
I'm linking to Frugalicious Friday over at my blog friend, Jane's Finding Fabulous. Make sure you check out this new blog party!I'm almost afraid to show all of you everything I found all at one...
Friends Don’t Let Friends Do Crackle
Ok, all of you crackle lovers out there can relax. I actually like and have used crackle. But, I hope we can all agree that crackle in the wrong hands, on the wrong piece of furniture, with the...
How to Sew Custom Piping
First of all, I have been featured with some other fabulous furniture makeovers on The DIY Show Off, so make sure you check it out!I have had several questions about how I make my slipcovers &...
Rustic Shutter to Work of Art
When picking up a piece of furniture from one of my clients, they asked if I would paint a few other pieces for them. When I completed and dropped off the first piece (a white side table with a hand...
Goodwill Was Good to Me
Today I made a run over to Goodwill and it was very good to me. Lately, I have been scoring big time, but I do have dry spells, too...just wait. Anyway, I found all of this great stuff at one place...
And the winner is…
It was really tough to narrow the 100 Followers Giveaway entries down to my favorites. I started a list and it was ridiculously long. I loved the idea of doing a monogrammed piece, a delft bread...
And the winner is…
It was really tough to narrow the 100 Followers Giveaway entries down to my favorites. I started a list and it was ridiculously long. I loved the idea of doing a monogrammed piece, a delft bread...
Chandelier Makeover with Spray Paint, a Glue Gun & Scrap Fabric
Do you have the builder-grade, brass, chandelier blues? There is no need! With 2 cans of spray paint, a glue gun, and some scrap fabric, you can give that cookie cutter chandelier a whole new look!...
Thrift Store Makeovers
Here are a couple of simple thrift store makeovers. I found these ceramic birds last week at a Goodwill and fell in love with them. They were pretty as is, but had this weird goldish kind of spray...
Staircase Revamp
Again, thanks for the great response to my 100 Followers Giveaway! I will be having more that involve custom painting, so don't be too disappointed if you don't win. I have picked 11 of my favorite...
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I’m Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, a wife, mother, paint enthusiast, lover of all things home and an entrepreneur, author, artist, designer, freelance writer & photographer. READ MORE to learn more about me, my blog and my business…
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