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Your fireplace is begging to be a focal point!

  • December 2, 2013

 

Jas and me 024(Glaze over the original enameled fireplace)

 So are you decorating your fireplace for Christmas?

Maybe adding some stockings? Some garland?

Gazing into a roaring fireplace as the temps keep dropping?

 

20131019_120626(My fireplace, decorated for fall)

Well, I don’t …

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Glittered ice skates are taking over Christmas decor!

  • November 27, 2013

 

Glittered Ice Skates | Magic Brush

I have fallen in love with glittering ice skates.

Seriously, I want to glitter every pair I see.

Even though I have never ice skated, the sight of old ice skates bring up memories of Christmases  growing up.  There …

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Hey, you still have time to make a Christmas sign out of barnwood

  • November 12, 2013

 

word stencil joy sign

Did you see the fun JOY sign I made for our front steps for the Christmas season?  I am trying to control myself to not put it up before Thanksgiving!  I love it so much!

 

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I was totally …

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Painted Fireplace Tile = Jennifer Allwood
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Fireplace tile: you CAN paint it!

  • August 6, 2012
Painted Fireplace Tile = Jennifer Allwood
(Fireplace tile BEFORE)

A few weeks ago, we had a client who asked us to paint her fireplace tile that is shown above.  The tile is pretty standard for Kansas City.  I thought it was gorgeous. But, it was just …

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2 white dressers? But I am allergic to white….

  • July 13, 2012

We recently painted this dresser for a client.

In white. 

ALL white.

The one color I joke I am allergic to.

Here is how it looked before….

A traditional 1970’s, super-slick dresser with the gold detailing.

The stark white paint …

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We can paint/stain your brick/stone fireplace

  • December 20, 2011
Painted Brick Fireplace Magic Brush
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We had a client who had this beautiful fireplace….but she wanted the stone to be warmer…..less gray.

Painted Brick Fireplace Magic Brush
 
 (after)

So we used Stain and Seal from Faux Effects in a few different colors (American Walnut, Van Dyke and Rich Brown) to …

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Spring wreaths hate me.

  • March 23, 2011
Every stinkin’ time I get a beautiful wreath on the front door…..Mother Nature wrecks it.

Seriously….this wreath was beautiful last week. But I thought I’d be cute and put it on the outside of our front door.
Forgetting about that
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Giant Christmas Ornament decorating | Magic Brush
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Glittering your own Christmas balls….is too much work

  • December 19, 2009

Giant Christmas Ornament decorating | Magic Brush

I scored some SWWWWWEEEETTT over-sized Christmas balls last week! (Similar to these Christmas ornaments available here.) Well I thought to myself…. everything is cuter with glitter. Let me cute them balls up!

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Stick Decorating Ideas | Magic Brush
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Sick stick addiction

  • November 25, 2009

Stick Decorating Ideas | Magic Brush

Ava Grace… the cutest stick gatherer ever

Several of you have emailed wondering when am I going to start showing off my Christmas decor?? 

Here is the truth. I just can’t seem to get the decorating together. I have a …

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Project motivation

  • April 27, 2009


Sometimes all ya’ need to get motivated to get projects done is an “event”. In my case… we had our neighborhood garage sales this weekend (which I always participate in)… so I had to get my garage cleared out! It …

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