When I decide to paint something, it doesn't take me long to add the powder to the water and dip in a brush. Remember the Mora clock from Antique Farmhouse I posted about over the weekend? It looked...
Custom White Milk Paint Dresser
Remember this dresser I showed you a preview of last week? When I finished it, I put the hardware back on and took some pictures, but it just wasn't working for me. The hardware just isn't right...
tufted farmhouse sofa reveal
After much deconstructing, button-making, tuft-tying, fabric-stapling, trim-gluing, tack-hammering and cushion-sewing, the tufted farmhouse sofa is finally done!! I feel like some confetti should've...
tufted sofa reveal
After much deconstructing, button-making, tuft-tying, fabric-stapling, trim-gluing, tack-hammering and cushion-sewing, the tufted sofa is finally done!! I feel like some confetti should've fallen...
Kim’s coastal bedroom | non-chippy milk paint
I love the look of paint that has been worn with time. Chips, flakes, rubbed areas that reveal the warm patina of the wood underneath. It just speaks to me. But, I know some people look at those...
creating a chippy finish
One of the reasons I love milk paint is because it can chip and flake in a way that makes a freshly painted finish look authentically old. This chipping can be a bit random, though. I've tested out...
ticking slipcover for an industrial stool
I had a full, productive day in the studio on Thursday and it was glorious. I worked on the tufted sofa and I made a slipcover out of some antique ticking for the white industrial stool I bought at...
slipcover series part 4 & reveal
Well, I finally finished the slipcover for my mom's room makeover! Slipcovers aren't my favorite and catching every step on film slows my progress to a crawl, so it's taken me much longer than...
painted primitive cabinet
Does this cabinet look at all familiar? How about now...? I bought it to sell at the Market on Chapel Hill and I originally didn't paint it, because it had a pretty patina. But it didn't sell and...
trading horses again
Remember my rocking horse? The one I bought from Restoration Hardware and then painted with MMS Milk Paint to make it look chippy and old? Well, in typical Marian fashion, I sold it. I wasn't...