Independent of one another, two of my friends from church asked me if I could give them advice on refinishing a table. It occurred to me that I have a table I want to refinish, too, so why not make...
milk paint mural tutorial
One of the reasons I decided to DIY my own dining room mural was so I could share how to do it with others. Well, I realized about 10 minutes into it that I was totally flying by the seat of my...
repainting the primitive blue cabinet
The primitive blue hutch has been one of my favorite pieces of furniture for several years, but it is a little too primitive for my current home. The shape is simple enough, so I think it has more...
milk paint landscape mural | reveal
Unless you follow me on Instagram, when you last saw the milk paint landscape mural in the dining room, it was just getting started with the watery Lucketts Green base for the land. Well, Friday it...
dining chair upholstery tutorial
I almost completely forgot that I left this chair makeover tutorial hanging after I shared how to make the slipcover for the seat! I was traveling and visiting family and wasn't reminded about part...
kitchen chair makeovers
Remember the French-style chairs I purchased for our kitchen eating area last fall? Here's a reminder of what they looked like... I knew when I purchased them that I would eventually make a...
pine desk refresh
One thing that has been on my shopping list for a while is a desk for the master bedroom. Since Jeff has an office at the church, he doesn't need one at the house. He occassionally does work at...
farmhouse table reveal & sealing chippy paint tutorial
The farmhouse table is finished and I'm so happy with how it turned out! If you remember, it was painted brown. I could see some original green paint showing through and I was hoping to reveal that...
distressing the farmhouse table | all about the “chippy look”
I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Jeff was on a backpacking trip, so I busied myself with the boys and doing some work around the house. The combination of warmer weather and creative...
farmhouse white table progress
Remember this table? Well, I got around to working on it again over the past couple of days. This is how it looked when I bought it... I knew that I wanted to paint the base, because brown-painted...