How to Paint Furniture

Remember this giant furniture haul I found on Craigslist back in March? Well, this great Duncan Phyfe style vanity was one of the pieces I purchased. It was in pretty …

I love finishing a project, don’t you?  It’s always so gratifying to get to the end of something and say, “I did that!” This is the third dining set I …

You may remember a month or so ago, after whining on here about not being able to find any affordable french provincial bedroom pieces in my area on Craigslist, I …

I’ve been re-doing old, cast-off furniture for about 7 years now.  It all started as an affordable way for my husband and I to furnish our home.  Then, I discovered …

Hello everybody! It’s been a long week away. I appreciate all of you who offered prayer and kind words after the sudden passing of my Uncle last week (read here …

Craigslist has not been very kind to me lately, but my luck began to turn around a few days ago. I saw an ad for two antique French upholstered chairs …

I have a confession:  I have to give credit to Miss Mustard Seed for the design of this dresser. She refinished one last summer with a hand-painted cherry blossom pattern …

I have been teasing you all for quite some time now about this French chair project. It was a thrift store find, and I was excited to try my hand …

I have made some great progress with my French chair this week!  Yay! Last week was way too busy to accomplish anything with it, so it’s nice to be making …

I was able to do some painting on my chair project today, and I thought I’d walk you through my process of dry brush painting while I was at it! …