settee makeover | part one
Do you remember this settee I showed a few weeks ago? Well, it’s all stripped down to the bones now. I tell you what, I have never seen a sofa give up so much change. We got at least a dollar out of this one when the final count was over. So, now that this […]
The Tricycle Dresser Reveal
It’s been a long time, but I finally painted another red piece… …and it makes me wonder why I don’t do it more often! This piece really wears red well. Here is how it started… It wasn’t bad at all, but the finish was a little tired and a refresh felt in order. I painted it […]
dear reader | to the one who keeps making the same decorating mistakes
Dear Reader (to the one who keeps making the same decorating mistakes), We should start a club. We’ll call it the “I have not learned my lesson” club or the “Oops, I did it again” club. (Hey! We have a theme song if we call it that.) We can have meetings and everything. “Hello. My […]
How to Apply Antiquing Wax
I am always in a blue & white mood. I have to work to step away from that color palette, but sometimes it just needs to be done! I’ve been feeling a red piece coming on for a while now and this antique Eastlake-style oak dresser seemed like a good candidate. And red wear antiquing […]
behind the scenes | producing videos
I have been asked several questions about the videos I make, so I thought I would answer them all in one post, for those who are interested. Videos have been an on-again-off-again thing for me over the past few years. I started them initially when I wanted to share how I made slipcovers. I tried […]
guest room to boy’s room
My boys have been sharing a room from the point when my youngest, Calvin, was sleeping through the night. They are 19 months apart and both boys, so it’s just made sense to have them share a room. Now that they are nine and almost eight, I’m seeing that they are both craving their own space. […]
soft milk paint landscape dresser | reveal
The “soft landscape dresser”, as I’ve been calling it, is finished! I had to struggle my way through it a bit, but I’ve learned that’s often the way it is with new creative endeavors. My first venture into sewing, my first refinished dresser, my first blog post…they were all a learning process. And let’s not […]
soft landscape dresser | reveal
The “soft landscape dresser”, as I’ve been calling it, is finished! I had to struggle my way through it a bit, but I’ve learned that’s often the way it is with new creative endeavors. My first venture into sewing, my first refinished dresser, my first blog post…they were all a learning process. And let’s not […]