I know this series is called "painting cabinets", but painting is just the final and probably the easiest step! Before you break out the paint, make sure you check out the first two posts in this...
painting cabinets | priming
If you missed part one of my series on painting kitchen cabinets and you're following this as a tutorial, you need to read that post first. I know we want to get right to the good stuff, but your...
painting cabinets | why I’m not using milk paint…
As I've been sharing the process of painting the cabinetry in my house, I've received the same question several times... "Why aren't you using MMS Milk Paint on your cabinets?" As I mulled over how...
how to paint cabinets | prep
I have been sharing some snippets here and there of the process of painting my built-ins and kitchen cabinets on my Instagram Stories and I've been getting tons of questions about the process and...
Painting the Studio Floor
So, let's chat about the studio floor. As a reminder, here is what the room looked like when we purchased the house.... I actually didn't get to see the house until after we had made an offer on it...
card room green front door
Well, it's been a whirlwind few days! My brother came into town to work on my new house along with my parents. I love that my family is all about hard work and we can accomplish a lot in a short...
Hand Painted Stencils
"Where did you get that stencil?" I've been asked that question so many times when I share one of my hand painted pieces. And that has led to people asking if I ever planned to come out with a line...
how tidy are your drawers?
Some of you have noticed and commented on the fact that I paint pieces while the drawers are still inside their recesses/cubbies. (Drawer holes?) And yes, I do leave the drawers in when I paint...
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...
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...