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DIY Built-From-Scratch Upholstered Wingback Chair
Hello and happy weekend! It is not Thursday, but we can still do this, right? I totally had this post written on Tuesday and just forgo...
I am super smitten guys! I found the most incredible second hand french door cabinet for only $100!! I happen to come across the ad for it on Kijiji. I could sort of make out the grainy dark photos of what looked like beautiful french doors and a separate 3 drawer base. The ad was horrible, the pictures were dark and the hutch was in 2 pieces with the doors off. I looked at the posted date of the ad and it was back in August of 2019! Here we are January of 2020....so I thought there must b
Recognize the little table I brought home from Reno, all dressed up and ready to go? Love those legs! The 'before' picture. Notice the change of floor covering? Since I could only photograph the table in my work room I decided to cover the drop cloth with burlap. I found this giant piece of burlap at the Army Navy store and thought it would be a good rug. It's a little thin but I think I'll paint a graphic on it and use it for photography. I didn't fix or fill boo-boos. The table has so much of its own patina and I didn't want to take that away. I had soooo much fun doing this table! It was so freeing after doing a few harlequin pieces. I had no idea what was going to happen because of the resist (which I put on randomly and later couldn't remember where it was.) My work room is so small I had to sit in the closet for this shot. I used such a merry mixture of paint on this table that I'm having a hard time remembering what I did. I mixed ASCP Duck Egg Blue with CeCe Caldwell Alaska Tundra for the green. The yellow is mostly Arles with some Mississippi Mud. I used chapstick and petroleum jelly for the resist. Then I finished off with clear and dark waxes. The table top was sanded and stained American Walnut followed by layers and layers of wipe-on ploy. The End. Linking to: diy show off under the table and dreaming mod vintage life my uncommon slice of suburbia primitive and proper elizabeth and co. the rustic pig miss mustard seed thrifty decor chick
2 oz. sample – covers approx 12 sq ft. 6 oz. pint – covers approx 35 sq ft.
Get the look of this beautiful buffet makeover using black beach milk paint, achieved using Shackteau Interiors Milk Paint line.
Make them think you sprayed it! Painting furniture without brush strokes takes practice, but you too can achieve a smooth finish!
These vintage desks are SUPER cool, but it seems that people aren’t using these smaller sized desks much these days. I decided to cut the center out of this desk and make them into nightstand…
We’ve all been there when we find what we think is the perfect piece for a makeover and then to find out… not so much. I found it on FB Market Place for $40, an…
Restoring furniture is a cheap way to amplify your style. But sanding is the worst! Learn how to paint wood furniture without sanding for a durable finish. #paintingfurniture #refinishingfurniture
Learn how to restore vaneer with this DIY remedy. Join in when I restore this lovely midcentury sewing table back to its former great look.
