For those of you who have grown accustomed to my classic, feminine style you’ll realize right away that this is something out of my element! This weekend I completed a mural for an eight year old boy who absolutely loves Star Wars. Although, this is not what I gravitate towards, it was such a fun project and I loved hearing, “Oh cool! It’s the Death Star!” and similar exclamations from my client peaking through the hallway. I placed the Star Wars logo above his bunk bed, so it’s the first thing that catches your eye when you walk in. Lest you think I am too amazing, I did use a projector for this part. I tucked an X-Wing Fighter between the bunk beds, so he can hunker down in there and play. His mom scored these Storm Trooper Cheese-it displays from a friend who worked at Wal-Mart. I’m telling you,

The time has come for me to share my kitchen with you. First of all, it is a great kitchen. Tons of cabinet space, great layout, everything works great and is in great condition. Here’s the problem…I don’t like maple cabinets, I don’t like brass hardware, I don’t like green laminate counters, and I don’t like laminate floors that are a weird beige color with fake green leaves on them. Otherwise, it’s great. Can you hear my enthusiasm? One thing I do love is my pot rack. My mom bought this for me as a house warming gift and I love it. There are times when I think about how pretty a chandelier would look there, but I am not willing to give up my pot rack! The bar opens into the family room, so it is perfect for entertaining. And I really like this corner glass-front cabinet and the

We are very excited to welcome you to the newly redesigned Mustard Seed Creations blog! You can now grab my Furniture Feature Fridays button found on the sidebar to link back & share the fun.Also, look for the new category buttons to the side as well to read archives collected posts. Redesign by: Laura Dreyer | Illustration & Design

I received a lot of questions about some of the finishing details on the table I posted about a couple of days ago. First, I’ll introduce all of you to Wipe-On Poly. This product is made by Minwax and you can purchase it at Wal-Mart for about $7.00-8.00. It gives your stained furniture a hand-rubbed tongue oil sort of look. It’s so easy to use and you don’t have to worry about brush strokes. All you need is a rag (I use the old onsies from my boys.) Pour some Poly onto the rag and rub it on the wood with the grain. That’s it! I generally apply 2-3 coats with a light rub with some fine steel wool between coats. (You’re getting a little sneak peak of my new desk. It’s not quite ready, yet, but almost. Stay tuned!) Next thing I received questions about was my antique glazing

Here is my Wal-Mart bulletin board that I purchased for my office. I think it was about $7.00. I wanted to make it fit my style and decor better. Just because it’s a functional piece doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be a pretty piece also, right? First, let’s remove the Board Dudes rubber sticker, shall we? (Sorry it’s sideways!) I then stained, yes stained, the cork my favorite…Dark Walnut by MinWax. This took two coats, cork is thirsty stuff. Apply the stain with a sponge brush. Allow it to soak in and dry overnight. Then, apply the second coat of stain and allow it to dry before adding the ribbon detail. I sanded and primed the frame with my favorite bonding primer from Sherwin Williams. (This picture shows the cork with only one coat of stain. You can see it needed a second.) I worked on the frame while allowing the

When picking up a piece of furniture from one of my clients, they asked if I would paint a few other pieces for them. When I completed and dropped off the first piece (a white side table with a hand painted Delft handle), they showed me a cabinet and this shutter. Cabinet, no problem. You want me to paint the shutter? Really? What a great idea! I love it! It looked cool as it was, but the paint was pealing and left a trail. Definitely not safe to have hanging above a bed and the color wasn’t right for the crisp blue & white style in their weekend home. As you can see, this shutter needed a lot of cleaning. First, I scraped off all of the loose paint with a paint scraper. I then sanded and brushed the piece. This was very time consuming, but necessary. I am fortunate

It was really tough to narrow the 100 Followers Giveaway entries down to my favorites. I started a list and it was ridiculously long. I loved the idea of doing a monogrammed piece, a delft bread box, or making it function to hold makeup or craft supplies. I finally narrowed it down to 11, then 6. Here are my 6 finalists: 1.) Champoeg Rendevous 09 – Swedish folk art design 2.) Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions – Pink…black…white…green…harlequin…very fun 3.) Jenn – Rustic Italian style to match her dishes 4.) Jacey @Trash to my Treasure – Distressed white with a glass knob and “Bread” written in a pretty script 5.) Anne @ Fiona & Twig – Robin’s egg blue with birds and personalized for her business 6.) 2 brown eyed beauties – White with a glass knob and a quote to make it a family heirloom…how can I resist that.

It was really tough to narrow the 100 Followers Giveaway entries down to my favorites. I started a list and it was ridiculously long. I loved the idea of doing a monogrammed piece, a delft bread box, or making it function to hold makeup or craft supplies. I finally narrowed it down to 11, then 6. Here are my 6 finalists: 1.) Champoeg Rendevous 09 – Swedish folk art design 2.) Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions – Pink…black…white…green…harlequin…very fun 3.) Jenn – Rustic Italian style to match her dishes 4.) Jacey @Trash to my Treasure – Distressed white with a glass knob and “Bread” written in a pretty script 5.) Anne @ Fiona & Twig – Robin’s egg blue with birds and personalized for her business 6.) 2 brown eyed beauties – White with a glass knob and a quote to make it a family heirloom…how can I resist that.