The two-toned milk paint dresser in Layla's Mint is finished and she is a beauty. Well, in my opinion, anyway! Before we get into the details of the finish, if you missed the first two installments...
two-toned milk paint dresser | part two
As I shared yesterday, I prepped this piece and painted it in MMS Milk Paint Lucketts Green... I wanted a two-toned look with some subtle variations, so I decided to layer Layla's Mint, a softer...
two-toned milk paint dresser | part one
A couple of weeks ago, I took advantage of a nice day and sanded down the pieces I found at a local consignment shop. You can find a tutorial on prepping a piece to paint HERE. Once sanded and...
little black dresser makeover | part 4 | reveal
When I last shared the little black dresser, it was distressed and quite honestly wasn't wearing it very well! Blacks and dark colors generally don't look great in a flat finish and they at least...
little black dresser makeover | part 3
We're in the middle of this little black dresser makeover and in this segment, it's all about distressing the paint. If you missed the first two segments, prepping & painting, you can find them...
little black dresser makeover | part 2
In yesterday's post, I shared how I prepped this piece of furniture to get it ready for painting. If you missed that post, you can find it HERE. So, this is what the dresser looked like after the...
prepping a piece of furniture to paint
I intended to get a post up last night and then this morning, but time escaped me. The mix of work, family, and church stuff has kept me busy. I still have a few more posts to write about my trip,...
dining table makeover
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...
milk paint landscape mural
A few weeks ago, I shared my plan to paint a soft landscape mural in my dining room. The dining room is one of the smallest non-bathroom rooms in the house and it's square with a large window and...