Unless you follow me on Instagram, you last saw this piece with the top stripped and one coat of paint. It's in the "ugly stage" - the stage when you want to drop it on the curb and let someone...
the chair that didn’t need a makeover…
...but ended up getting one anyway. It took me months to get the nerve to rip the beautiful Pierre Deux fabric off of this chair... I loved the colors, the pattern and the upholstery was done very...
a curvy chair gets a makeover…
It's really hard to turn down free stuff, especially when it's a curvy chair that just needs a little cosmetic work to make it special. So, when my friend Traer brought this to my studio, asking if...
the hutch wearing an unfortunate shade of brown…
Does this cabinet look familiar? In case you don't, let me refresh your memory. Here is how the hutch looked when I found it on craigslist... It had a lot going for it. A pretty and simple shape,...
making a “vintage” chalkboard with milk paint
As I shared yesterday, the past couple of weeks in the studio have been devoted to getting things finished that have been hanging around for way too long. I've ignored some of them, because I knew...
another pair of frenchies
There are some things that I hold onto for years. They survive the purges and my "selling moods". I just know I will have the perfect use for them some day. Well, some day finally came for these...
the hand painted landscape dresser
The theme for the space at Lucketts this year is Farmhouse White, yes, but that doesn't mean that everything will be white. A lot of things will be white, as you may have noticed, but we don't want...
mini dresser makeover & “hand painted” stencils
I am always drawn to child/doll furniture or salesmen's samples (small, portable versions of full-sized pieces of furniture). There is just something so sweet about them. But, after buying a few...
paint all the things white
One of the best parts of having a theme for a retail space, whether it's a booth at a market or a small shop, is focus. Your theme keeps the items you're collecting cohesive, so they look better...
hardware cabinet no. 1 makeover
There are times when I'm out shopping for antiques and I see a piece and just know. I know the price has been marked down because it's stinky and dirty and a drab color and it's going to be a lot of...