COMING NEXT: Original Queen Anne vintage , art deco, or waterfall dresser, (whatever you want to name it), has seen better days. It has so much character, I’m nervous about painting it. I want to paint up to its potential. Thanks to Debbie at Westside Furniture for saving it to let me paint it!
A more advanced furniture painting technique (for me) is color blending to make a so-so piece dramatic and eye catching. Seriously I thought it was a skill for real full-time professional painters only, the painters who make a bunch of money and have their own successful shops. That is not me, so I dismissed it… Read More Blue Dining Room Buffet
Unbelievable stroke of awesomeness in my paint inventory. A miss-tint quart of Sherwin Latex I bought last summer is a perfect match to Dixie Belle Manatee Gray! I did a boogie dance for a minute. For a little less than $4.00 per batch, my home-made paint is ALMOST as good as $30.00 professional chalk paint.……… Read More Making Chalk Paint
Styling a furniture makeover for quick sale is a narrow path, so I drew inspiration from a very similar and popular looking Manatee Gray and White Fluff waterfall dresser. I’m planning to do a couple of add-ons just because I can: white stripes on the sides, a paper clay keyhole on the top drawer and………………… Read More Waterfall Dresser Makeover Gray and White
Using glaze on painted furniture takes detail and color to an entirely new level of awesome and interest. It’s my favorite step in the process of finishing and styling. Learn some tips and tricks of using glaze here including how to make your own glaze. You’ll see why it’s so awesome by looking at these… Read More What a Difference a Glaze Makes – Tips and Tricks
Enjoy a gallery of painted pieces that are re-loved and in a new home functional once more… Read More Photo Gallery
Top Coating Black Painted Furniture is the worst for me. It shows every sin that exists: each speck of dust, tiny lint, and brush marks. White is so much more forgiving – at least for me! What follows is my Tung Oil Story and an attempt to reach finish paradise on black. The Best Black… Read More My War with Top Coat on Black Paint
Driftwood gray table and chair makeover: how it happened. I already had these two clunky 70s chairs given to me, found on the roadside by my picker cousin. They’ve been on hand since last summer waiting for me to do something with them. One visit to my local Habitat for Humanity Restore produced a matching… Read More Driftwood Table and Chairs
Found at an estate sale last summer, this dresser didn’t scream Black Folk Americana to me. In fact, it didn’t tell me anything. It sat on my porch for 6 months quietly and simply, waiting for its makeover time. In the meantime, I’ve seen more black heavily distressed furniture emerge in shops and online. I… Read More Black “Folk Americana” Dresser
Matching side tables to paint are hard to find. My usual search rotation includes Habitat for Humanity Restore. It was the favorite place for donating my Dad’s household furniture when the time came. His two side tables were still there waiting for a buyer since November. The site of them yanked at me and there… Read More Side Tables Farm Red
