When I'm getting ready for an antique market, most of the things my team and I work on are profit-earning projects. They are things I plan to sell. There are other things that we work on just...
milk-painted wash stand
I was done buying furniture, but my friend Traer offered this old wash stand to me at such a great price that I couldn't refuse. It's sort of like fitting in dessert after a big dinner. It's just...
the antique display case makeover
A large part of finding "good stuff" at antique stores and junk shops, is taking the time to really look through each booth and, in some cases, to dig around. I know when I hit antique stores that...
the whole house makeover & painted ironstone
When I was out shopping a couple of weeks ago, I came across this sweet little birdhouse... I almost passed it up, because the colors were a little drab, but I decided to give it a chance. I...
cleaning cart turned garden cart
Remember the cleaning cart turned kitchen cart? I found a pair of industrial cleaning carts on craigslist for a great price, so I decided to purchase both and turn one into a kitchen cart and give...
the garde manger (aka pie safe)
When it comes to paint, sometimes I just can't help myself. Something comes into my possession and I just know it will look better painted. I think it's partly because I'm a paint enthusiast, but...
“lebensmittel” & the man-made shelf
I find my furniture-loving eye lately enjoying more primitive and humble pieces than I did even just a year ago. There was a time that anything curvy and flouncy stopped me in my tracks, but now I...
grain sack dresser
Again! I don't have a before picture for this piece. I am sure now that I took before pictures of a few pieces and then deleted them in my enthusiasm to keep my camera card uncluttered. That's...
the boxwood dresser
There's been a lot of white going on in the Mustard Seed Studio these days. But, I think you do need some color to balance out whites, so I'm adding in some greens and blues in small doses. I...
shoe cart reproduction
In case you missed them over the weekend, I listed a few more antique hemp sheets in the online shop! So, remember this antique shoe cart I found and sold last fall? It was such a neat piece and...