My favorite pieces to paint are vintage and antique furniture. The details, scrolls, and craftsmanship are almost unmatched in modern day pieces. There’s just something so satisfying about taking a neglected dresser, table, or chair that was loved decades ago and transforming it into a beautiful, usable piece again. Can I get an amen? But […] Read more…
“My husband says I paint everything white,” she nervously whispered to me, like she was almost embarrassed or even ashamed. And it was true – as I looked around, everything in her market space was white. The entire inventory of vintage furniture and hand-built pieces were all the color of freshly fallen snow and delicious […] Read more…
Sometimes, you head one direction with a project and when you’re halfway through you realize it’s completely different than what you envisioned in your head. In a bad way. Like this midcentury coffee table – a great size for any living room, with lots of storage space inside. But the bottom platform was warped, and the top was […] Read more…
This post brought to you by Liberty Hardware. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Girl in the Garage. A year ago, I gave my now-7-year-old son’s bedroom a big makeover. You can read all about it HERE. But what I didn’t tell you is that there were a few spaces left unfinished. […] Read more…
On Sept. 2nd and 3rd, I participated in the Hunt & Gather Vintage Market a few towns over from me. The market has been around for 4 or 5 years and it’s held quarterly, indoors at the fairgrounds. It was 5-10pm on Friday night and 10am-6pm Saturday. The woman who organizes it owns a local […] Read more…
Hi there friend, it’s Trash to Treasure day! On the 2nd Tuesday of each month, my friends and I share a transformation of a free or thrifted item. It’s so much fun to be inspired by budget-friendly makeovers, isn’t it? You can see theirs at the end of this post, and all my previous T2T makeovers HERE. […] Read more…
For my last makeover, I revealed the transformation of this ugly thrift store bench and how I reupholstered it in new French script fabric: Today I’ll explain how I re-tufted the bench and how my husband (Mr. GITG) built a new frame and attached the new legs. Let’s start with the tufting… These are the […] Read more…
You may have a dresser just like this… old oak and desperate for an update. You see the textured wood grain finish, the giant ring mark on the top drawer, maybe some dings and scratches, and you don’t have a clue where to begin. So it sits – good bones and lots of potential – […] Read more…
This post brought to you by FrogTape®. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Girl in the Garage. Five years ago, when we moved into our house, I hung a pretty shower curtain in the extra bathroom by our little boys’ bedrooms (they were only 1 and 2 years old back then) and then decided […] Read more…
