A few months ago, I decided to check out an antique store I hadn't been to in a while - the Fayetteville Antique Mall in Fayetteville, PA. I used to go there regularly when we lived in PA, but I...
Over the years, I have bought and sold more antique "shoe carts" than I can properly remember. These antique shelves on wheels are called shoe carts because they were often used in shoe factories...
I've had this vintage wooden dough bowl for a few years. My mother-in-law gave it to me when they were cleaning out Jeff's grandfather's house. She thought I would like it and she was right. It...
I know that I'm slipping this one in at the last minute, but I wanted to share one more Christmas craft! You can scrape together the materials for this year or hunt and peck at some after Christmas...
A couple of months ago, I picked up this sweet vintage chair from a local antique shop for $25. It was just the kind of chair I had been looking for to use at my sewing desk. I don't typically sit...
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 wrote a post almost 10 years ago entitled "Everything is for sale". At that time, I was becoming known for selling pretty much anything including furniture we were actively using in our house. ...
Last week was the first week that I felt like I was settling into a new routine. The previous weeks were about figuring out this new normal...the stress of feeling like I'm bringing toxic waste...
Let's talk about furniture, shall we? That seems like a welcome diversion! Today, I'm going to share the step-by-step how-to for painting and finishing a piece like Connie's Queen Anne highboy.......
The main reason for my trip to Europe was teaching at a creative retreat in Barga. For one of our creative sessions, we painted an antique chest from the Cordati house where we had our workshop...
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…
