You know I love my blues, whites, and greens, but I can’t seem to resist sneaking one yellow piece into my booth at Lucketts each year.  And I decided, this year, it would be this piece… It was a pretty little dresser, but the hardware was a bummer.  One of the handles had been most likely lost or broken and was replaced with something that just didn’t work.  At first glance, you might not notice, but if you look a little longer, one is clearly larger and more ornate than the others. So, I removed the hardware and gave the piece a light sanding before painting the body in Mustard Seed Yellow and the drawers in Farmhouse White. I had some issues with red bleeding through in just one spot, so I sealed it with Tough Coat before applying the second coat. I wanted to leave the top unpainted, but

Last week was a push week when it came to getting pieces of furniture from the to-do pile to the done pile.  And we made a lot of progress! One of the pieces that we finished (as a team effort) was this buffet, painted in Farmhouse White… I didn’t get a proper before picture of it, because the studio was a little messy and crowded, but here is what it looked like… The warped piece on top was the bottom drawer.  Clearly, it had some issues, so my dad took it apart and replaced the bottom and made it so the drawer fit properly.  My mom cleaned it up to get it ready to paint and then Emily (helping out in the studio for a few days) painted it. Now, I know.  That wood grain is really lovely.  BUT…the veneer was completely peeling off of the sides and the feet

Remember these two pieces? Well, it took a bit of time to develop (three times lifting that hutch up onto the base and lots of looking and discussing to be precise), but these two pieces finally came together to make one awesome, bead board hutch. And wow-wee…some matches were just meant to be. The piece was a group effort.  As I shared, my dad and I worked together on rebuilding the base and I removed the rotted doors and all of the flaking paint.  From there, Emily and I tag-teamed the painting, distressing, and finishing of this beast.  (Emily, by the way, came up for a few days to learn and help.  She is based in Raleigh and you can find her at PennyandIvy on Instagram.) She spent the better part of those three days with her head inside this cabinet!  It was a lot of painting, but we agreed that it