My favorite kinds of makeovers, especially for clients, almost always involve the words, ‘Do you think it’s worth saving?’ It’s like the Universe issues me this silent challenge. Yeah, so what are you going to do with that? And my answer is always the same, You just watch me!
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My Milk Paint Display Case The Revival That Shouldn’t Have Been
I am going to say something I rarely ever say. There are some things you can’t fix. Or maybe a better way to say it is, there are some things you shouldn’t fix. Now. You’re looking at this picture and maybe you’re confused. Looks fine to me. Even the before picture isn’t SO bad. But, […]
My First {EVER} Milk Paint Class A Teaching Revival
My Very First {EVER} Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint Class And by ‘EVER’ I mean I’ve only ever taught preschool….to preschoolers. Grown-ups are a whole other ballgame as is teaching a skill! It’s weird to me because I’ve learned by trial and error and where does one begin to teach that in a class?! Refreshments […]
Southern Revivals Now Offering |Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint
I am proud to announce that Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint is finally available directly through Southern Revivals! This is a paint that I believe in, I use and find incredibly amazing and I know you will, too. This unique paint can be mixed using these base colors to create custom colors of your very […]
DIY Farmhouse Style Milking Bench
Build this farmhouse inspired milking bench for just $25 and then, using this great new painting technique, give it a truly authentic and aged look, a la’ French flea market. How to on the blog today!
How to Successfully Use a Paint Sprayer
I’m sure at this point it goes without saying that I really like to paint things. Sometimes, depending on the finish I’m going for, I might prefer a brush. Other times a sprayer is absolutely the only way to go. Here are my tried and true tips on how to successfully use a paint sprayer […]
Beetlejuice Milk Shake + Repurposed Frappuccino Bottles
This post is sponsored by DecoArt as part of their Core Blogger Program. All opinions and ideas are 100% my own. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Halloween is one of my very favorite holidays. I just adore all of the fun you can have with it and nothing reminds me of that more than movies like Beetlejuice. […]
HomeRight Fine Finish Paint Sprayer Review & Big Boy Room Sneak Peek
Are you even close to being ready for the holidays? I am not. That’s probably because I am {as usual} in the middle of about a million projects. I’m always looking for ways to streamline my projects especially when I’m working on redoing an entire room and especially when I’m working with paint. Sometimes the […]
Antique Buffet Furniture Makeover | Client Files
It’s been a while since I shared a client files furniture makeover. This antique buffet furniture makeover is one of those that turns out so well you kind of want to keep it yourself. Even if you don’t have any place to be put it. (Also, that crack you see in my flooring underneath the […]
DIY Rustic Leather Handle Tray | Williams Sonoma Inspired
Make a Williams Sonoma inspired diy rustic leather handle tray for around $10. The original is $129! Pair it with your favorite Tazo tea blends for the perfect handmade gift set. Get the easy how-to here.
DIY Stick Chair – FREE Building Plans
How to make a folding stick chair. They’re a little old fashioned and yet super modern. The DIY stick chair is perfect for outdoors and fold for easy storage. FREE building plans for making your own on the blog today.
Handcrafted Mahogany China Cabinet Makeover
When my client first sent me the pic of this beauty in her natural state I was anxious to get started. I knew she’d turn out amazingly. But when I saw her in person and my heart sank a little. One look was all it took to reveal that tell-tale orange stain on her exterior and […]
Best of 2014 – Furniture Makeovers, DIYs & Home Improvement Projects
My Top 12 Furniture Makeovers, Crafts, Repurposing, DIY & Home Improvement Projects of 2014. Plus some bonus posts on traveling that I got to do for “work” which really felt a lot more like pleasure. That’s when you know you love your job!
Faux Apothecary Cabinet Toaster Cover
Years ago, when we had a kitchen the size of a bathroom stall, I ordered a faux apothecary cabinet toaster cover. I figured this way my toaster would be cute all the time and I wouldn’t really be sacrificing counter space. I needed a new one for our newly updated kitchen, this time in red. They […]
St Lawrence Sunday Antique Market | Toronto – Day 2
My first day in Toronto was spent on “business”, if you can call it that. I was having so much fun it certainly didn’t feel like work but I was in Toronto for my Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint certified retailer training. You can catch a recap of my trip, here. But my second day […]
Toronto Fall Home Show | Toronto Day 1
For those of you who don’t follow me on Instagram or Facebook you may not know that I spent last weekend, and most of last week in Toronto for the Toronto Fall Home Show and Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint Retailers Special Event & Training.
A Dresser Makeover | The Client Files
Dresser makeovers are easily some of my favorite ones to complete and you know how much I like a challenge. So when my client approached me about fixing up one she had stored in her garage, telling me it may be beyond repair, naturally I was eager to accept the challenge.
Southern Revivals + The Blogland Tour
My friend Amy over at Atta Girl Says invited me to join the Blogland Tour. It’s basically a chance for me to share more about myself with you along with some other great bloggers you may not already know and a chance for you to get to know more about me. Take Amy for […]
Making Over An Antique Sideboard Buffet | The Client Files
If it seems like every post is a client file these days, you’re sort of right. I’ve had a lot of commission pieces over the last couple of months and this family heirloom is the last in a long line of furniture that I am lucky enough to have gotten my hands on here lately.
The Best of 2013 Furniture Revivals | A Revival Review
It’s always fun to have a look back at your year. To see that you’ve gotten more done than you thought you did, to see your style evolve and to start the new year off feeling accomplished. 2013 was a crazy year and when I look back I can’t believe all of the things that […]
From Nursery to Big Boy Room | A Wardrobe Chest of Drawers Revival
Just in case you missed the news, we have a new big boy in the house! We finished making the frame for his antique metal big boy bed first. Then I moved on to his wardrobe chest of drawers combo. It got a healthy dose of Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint in Shutter Gray and some […]
For the Love of Two Grays | Two-toned Gray Dresser
I have two obsessions. One is French Provincial furniture. The other is Gray. This dresser, painted with Maison Blanche’s Vintage Furniture Paint in Confederate Gray and Franciscan Gray, brings my two loves together all in one delicious dresser redo! Here she is in her original form serving as a buffet in one my Milk Paint classes. See […]
Typography Chest of Drawers An Anthropologie Inspired Revival
In case I’ve never said it, I’ll say it now…there is nothing wrong with brown furniture. Really. I mean it. Sometime you need a nice wooden piece to help balance out all of those beautifully painted accent pieces. And sometimes it’s just way more fun to paint it! These days I am flat out obsessed […]
DIY Farmtable ~ West Elm Style
I have a love affair with farm tables. The more two-tone the better. Though, I do find myself loving the weathered allover look more and more these days. The first farm table we ever built we built for ourselves. Which in my business, doing something for yourself, almost never happens. You can see our […]