How to Paint Furniture

I feel that I have to speak up in defense of all the great pieces of old wooden furniture that are being snatched up by us furniture painters to be …

I love hidden potential, kinda like rooting for the underdog, you know?  I love when I find a piece that has been completely looked over because of it’s obvious outer …

I hope you all had a chance to read in my last post about all the prep work this Duncan Phyfe style dining table needed. A makeover was in order …

My kids have been gone this week at “Grandma & Grandpa Camp,” which means I’ve had much more time than usual to work on projects.  We’ve been rearranging bedrooms, packing …

Let me start off by saying I didn’t discover this process . . . other bloggers out there have shared how this works before.  But I love using this technique …

Happy Friday everyone!   Today I am so excited to be the featured shop owner at Coastal Charm’s weekly feature “Shop Talk”.   When Linda asked me to be the …

I promised you all in my last post some “after” photos of this cute little chest I recently bought. It was a Craigslist find, and in really good shape.  I …

It seems that I have become the local “expert” on all things old and junky, particularly buying old furniture. Not a week goes by without a friend or family member …

If you like a good old fashioned furniture makeover, you’re in for a treat today.  Over the weekend I finished up this cute little solid-wood secretary I found a few …

You may remember this antique cradle I bought down at Antique Alley last month: The lady I bought it from said it was German and from the 1930’s .   …