One of the questions I'm asked most often is about how to clean stinky furniture. Here is the most recent e-mail I received about that... "I have an older dresser that smells awful! I have no idea...
I know that my followers love a good furniture makeover and I have a good old fashioned painted dresser makeover today! This is a dresser I bought in the spring of 2019 when my mom and I were...
I have been looking for a pair of faux topiaries to put in the living room ever since I styled a couple of photos with these live ones. I wish I could keep these perpetually alive and beautiful in...
One of the downsides to buying a house that is new-ish and in nice condition is that it's hard to rip out and replace things that are perfectly nice. In the other homes we've owned, I've been able...
Well, this is my last live painting class post for a while. I have enjoyed it so much, but I need to clear my plate to focus on some other projects for a while. It has been a learning experience...
Last Thursday, the weather was lovely. It was sunny, wasn't too hot, and there was a light breeze. It was the perfect day to get the patio under our deck painted. Oh, this patio was so sad and...
Last week was absolutely packed! Jeff took the week off, so I cleared my schedule as much as I could to take advantage of our time to work on projects together. We installed the picture frame...
Oh, my lovely followers... I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed reading through your comments of gratitude on Monday's giveaway post. If you just need some encouragement, go read some of them. ...
Between gardening projects and everything else I've been working on, I've also been getting some sewing projects knocked out. A couple of weekends ago, I cut out the pieces and made piping for this...
I hope you had a good three-day weekend! We ended up doing a lot of work in our yard when it wasn't raining. It was hard, muddy work, but we got so much accomplished! We dug up a bunch of plants...
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…
