One type of furniture that always used to intimidate me was anything that might bleed through, especially reddish stained pieces. I even thought about painting this one a dark color like Graphite, but decided to go light anyway and just trust my favorite primer. (And I’m glad I did!) Haha… were you thinking this was […] Read more…
Guys, this Before pic may not look too bad but trust me, this antique highboy was T-R-A-S-H-Y. It had all kinds of bad issues, but I didn’t even realize it at first because my mom found it at a yard sale and then my husband went and picked it up. When he got home and […] Read more…
You guys, I do not advise going into a dark basement in an empty house for a piece of furniture. That’s what I did for this dresser, and it was worth it, but I won’t say that I wasn’t a little creeped out while I was there! Thankfully the woman who sold it to me […] Read more…
Here’s a secret, and a good tip if you’re new to painting furniture… this is probably the most forgiving, difficult-to-mess-up type of painted furniture makeover you can do. This cabinet was a split-second decision – I was on Facebook and saw it advertised that the seller wanted it gone right away, and luckily for me […] Read more…
This is one of those pieces you can’t help but bring home because you know in your heart that it needs someone to give it a whole lotta love and a major overhaul… and you hope that someone is you, but it’s way past your skill level so you let it sit in your garage […] Read more…
I really wasn’t planning on buying this desk, I promise. There was a Facebook ad for an antique sideboard, and when I went to see it they kindly also showed me this desk and then bundled the price together so I pretty much couldn’t refuse buying both. I jokingly said, “I’m going to blame you […] Read more…
Whew, I’ve been in recovery mode since that last market – enjoying time with my boys (like chaperoning a field trip today!), getting the house back in order, adjusting back to a normal schedule that doesn’t involve working on furniture projects every morning, noon, and night. 🙂 I have a bunch of pieces to share […] Read more…
Confession: Occasionally I name my furniture makeovers. Do you too? I don’t all the time, but sometimes when I’m working on a bunch of different pieces at the same time for a market. It can get pretty confusing explaining to my husband which one I’m ready to paint or which one needs stained, like “the […] Read more…
This midcentury bookcase was an impulse buy, but for $12 how could I pass it up? You really can’t go wrong with buying a vintage bookcase to upcycle; almost everyone needs more shelf space in their home. As it waited for its update, I considered decoupaging paper onto the back like this bookcase makeover I […] Read more…
