Sheet Music Dresser Tutorial
I purchased this antique dresser at an auction for $6.00 last fall. It was a beautiful bird’s eye maple, so it pained me to have to paint it, but the veneer was chipped and bubbled and beyond my ability to repair. So, I had to come up with a way to cover it. Some free […]
Finishing the Unfinished
I’m not good at decorating marathons. I’m much more of a sprinter. I like projects that I can complete in a couple of hours, maybe days. I don’t do months or years. I want instant gratification, which is why I’m a painter, not a quilter. So when I found a couple of unfinished needlepoints in […]
Workshop Series – Furniture Painting & Refinishing Part 1
Welcome to the workshop series brought to you by Mustard Seed Creations and Funky Junky Interiors! A quick reminder: the voting for the So You Think You Can Decorate competition is open through Friday, so make sure you vote for your two favorite “old” entries this week. We are now going on a journey together to the wonderful world […]
Give it to the crazy lady next door…
In case you missed it, make sure you check out my “old” entry for the SYTYCD competition and, if you have not voted for your favorites, do it before Friday. The crazy lady referenced in the title is me, but I’ll get to that in a minute. First, I wanted to show you the new […]
So You Think You Can Decorate – Week 3
Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me last week. This competition has been so tough, mainly because I am competing against some good blog friends. One of them, Amy, was “sent home” last week. Her work is so beautiful, so that was hard to see. Make sure you give her lots of […]
New Uses For An Old Thing
I purchased a commercial baker’s four loaf pan at a yard sale for $2.50 last summer. It sat in my basement stash for a long time…forgotten. I was digging through the pile a few weeks ago and found this piece again. It was like Christmas! So, what do you do with a rusty loaf pan? […]
Furniture Feature Friday – My Favorite & A Link Party
I’m sorry I was late tonight! I was working on my next SYTYCD post and lost track of the time. I usually post at 10 pm EST. Just so your girls know, I absolutely love visiting every link each week, so keep the great pieces coming! There were a lot of posts that I really liked… […]
Workshop Series – Decorating With Whites
Welcome to the workshop series brought to you by Mustard Seed Creations and Funky Junky Interiors! A quick reminder: the voting for the So You Think You Can Decorate competition is open through Friday, so make sure you vote for your two favorites. I have an amazing guest poster to introduce today. She braved all kinds of technical issues to […]