Can you believe these nightstands are painted?! When I painted a couple frames to look like wood, I had a lot of questions on whether they this technique would hold up on doors or tables. The answer was: I don’t know! So I decided to find out. I tried the same faux wood painting on… Read More Painted faux wood nightstands
This was my first time stripping furniture and using liming wax! The furniture stripping was … interesting. But I really liked the liming wax. (If you’ve never heard of it, I can’t wait to show you!) It was able to give me a cross between bleached and whitewashed wood. Let me introduce you to this… Read More How to get a rustic, bleached wood finish
I found this chair sitting beside the dumpster at my old apartment probably seven or eight years ago. The upholstery was a sun-faded mauve and the frame had chipped cream paint. But I loved the shape, so I took it home to sand, paint, and recover it. I chose black for the frame and a… Read More How to reupholster an occasional chair
This week I made some good progress on our master bedroom. We’ve been moved in about a week, and I’m trying hard to stick to my plan and finish our bedroom instead of jumping from project to project around the house. I’ve been using my imagination and rearranging/repurposing furniture to fit our floor plan, and… Read More Old dresser makeover