{layering paint technique}
distressing, furniture re-do, layered paint, painted furniture, tutorial>I recently refinished a classic pine sofa table for my friend Katie. She wanted it black, but when the table was distressed she wanted red to show through. Before… After… Since the table wasn't red to begin with, and the…
{Distressing with an electric sander}
distressing, for sale, furniture re-do, painted furniture, sweet pickins, tutorial>I LOVE distressed furniture – to me, the more distressed the better. Especially white/cream distressed pieces with a dark stain underneath that will show through. That gets my heart pumpin. Just so happens that i had a…
{Ana-White plans}
DIY, laundry room, tutorial> A few weeks Ana from Ana-White (formerly Knock-Off Wood) contacted me and asked me what i thought about her drawing up some plans for my washer/dryer pedestal. How could i not be excited?!? Her site is awesome and being…
{how to weather new wood}
craftroom, farmhouse table, tutorial, weathering wood>This is a little 411 on how to make some new wood look old – or in my case my old wood look old again. I sanded down my craft table with a palm sander to get all the potential slivers away and i was left with a table that had a “fresh…
{my version of a farmhouse table}
craftroom, DIY, farmhouse table, found junk, tutorial Dear Santi (current husband), I have recently fallen for a new fella. He’s massive, rugged, huge, sturdy, he will support me in all my crafty endeavors – which you currently groan about. He doesnt mind a little spilled…
>{my version of a farmhouse table}
craftroom, DIY, farmhouse table, found junk, tutorial> Dear Santi (current husband), I have recently fallen for a new fella. He’s massive, rugged, huge, sturdy, he will support me in all my crafty endeavors – which you currently groan about. He doesnt mind a little spilled…
{i made it @ Ucreate top 10 awards!!}
tutorial, ucreate> I was so excited when i pulled up one of my favorite blogs this morning and i saw that I was Ucreates TUTORIAL OF THE YEAR!! What an honor to be chosen – especially seeing all of the great projects that were in the top ten – what…
{how i glaze furniture}
furniture re-do, glaze, painted furniture, tutorial> I get so many questions about how i paint furniture and the tools that i use – so i am going to break it down into a couple of posts. This post will be about how i glaze furniture – i guess you probably can gather that by the…
{coat closet turned built in shelving}
closet, DIY, tutorial>I did this project a few months ago – i will try to do the best i can to describe how i did it…i get lots of emails about this closet and i am sorry that it has taken me so long to post about it!! The next thing that i get a billion…
{framed mirror tutorial}
favorite projects, framed builder mirror, mirror, reveal, tutorial>Finally! This mirror has been done for a little bit but i have just had too much going on to write this post (or any post!), but here it is… First i have to tell you that this my third mirror and my last, yeah!!! And all 3 have…
{Yup, i painted a stick…}
craft, tutorial So, i am sure everyone has seen the cute sticks with cute little eggs and cute little stuff hanging from them – very fun – very eastery. But, easter is uhhhh…4 days away, and i don't want to drag out the eggs for just 4 days…
>{Yup, i painted a stick…}
craft, tutorial> So, i am sure everyone has seen the cute sticks with cute little eggs and cute little stuff hanging from them – very fun – very eastery. But, easter is uhhhh…4 days away, and i don't want to drag out the eggs for just 4…
{Just a little tip to tide you over}
caulking tip, dad, tutorial>While i do have a couple of projects that i am working on right now, i don't have any pics yet - although they are both almost finished!! Yipee, a "finished" project (yeah right, who am i kidding, they will be finished for about a week until…
Spring tissue paper wreath
tissue paper, tutorial, wreathI wanted to make a fun, easy and springy wreath for the front door. I was inspired by other tissue paper projects that i have seen and decided to give it a try. It turned out so very cute, it is so big and fluffy and definitely looks…
>Spring tissue paper wreath
tissue paper, tutorial, wreath>I wanted to make a fun, easy and springy wreath for the front door. I was inspired by other tissue paper projects that i have seen and decided to give it a try. It turned out so very cute, it is so big and fluffy and definitely…
