Don’t throw out that old oak china cabinet
Grandma’s old china cabinet can look 20th century…..
Black paint.
Sanded edges.
Faux finish on the wall behind it.
Grandma’s china cabinet is now alllllllllll goooooooooood.
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Faux finish
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Falling for Chevron Furniture?
Are you falling for chevron furniture?
I have kind of balked at the recent “chevron craze”. It seemed so Charlie Brown-ish.
But after listening to my faithful clients…..I tried painting my first chevron design on a piece of furniture.
Let …
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Perfectly painted polka dots
I have been asked quite frequently how to paint perfect polka dots.
So here are my tricks.
(This post contains affiliate links for the products I used)
Painted Polka Dots on Walls
Well, if it’s on walls….I order a …
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No use cryin’ over spilled paint….
My adorable husband will never know I spilled red paint on the frieze carpet in our office…
I knew better than to use this color of paint on such a small dropcloth.
But, all of my blog followers can keep …
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Faux wood fireplace
Last week, we had the opportunity to work for a brand new client in Stilwell, KS. She had a fireplace and open bookshelves in her living room that she had a carpenter put doors on. I love the idea of …
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Antlers…..I just can’t seem to get on the bandwagon
I have a decorator….who has impeccable taste…..
She has a client…..who has an amazing home……
(see the before and after mounts)
And they ordered antlers …. mounted on wooden mounts…..
And asked me to paint the wood mounts in a …
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My first attempt at subway art
(my new office)
I keep seeing subway art popping up everywhere on blogs, ETSY and Pinterest (darn another time stealer!!!!!!!). I totally wanted to buy one, but knew I could make one.
I had a huge canvas in my paint
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Bathroom vanity— gold deliciousness!
This is a newly fauxed bathroom vanity I just finished for a client and her designer on Friday. I am so happy with how the new finish turned out.
Here is a before shot of the vanity. It was pretty…..but …
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What’s up with the zebra projects?
(before)
We have had a string of zebra projects lately….and I love it.
This is an old cabinet a client of mine asked me to paint. It was very broken in….stained, crackled, chipped, beat up…..(sounds like my fingernails actually).
I …
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Apple green farm/trestle table for sale
Our summer has been so jam packed and crazy that I really haven’t had the opportunity to paint and sell any furniture.
(after)
Until I snagged this trestle/farm table from a Holister clothing store that was closing in our area
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