Painted Furniture ideas, and tips with toms of painted furniture before and after pictures!
Today I am sharing a project I’ve wanted to do for a while. I’m going to show you how to carve a bible verse into furniture. My friend did it a few years back on a project and I have been in love with the idea ever since! If I would have know how easy…
The number one questions I get on the blog is “How do you make your homemade chalky paint recipe?”. I’ve used the same recipe to make my own chalky paint for years. Here is a short video to show you how I mix my own paint followed by tips on how and why I use…
When I was a kid teen rooms all looked the same…posters yanked from the latest Teen Beat magazine papered the walls. Something was fluorescent colored and if you were lucky you had your own phone complete with your very own phone line. Mine was pink and sat next to my jam box. These days kids actually…
Today I am sharing a lazy furniture tip on how to add age to furniture quickly. The truth is it’s been a crazy few weeks around here. My mom had surgery and the recovery was less than smooth. I am thrilled to say she has turned the corner and doing MUCH better now! I was…
It felt like I drove past it 50 times. This blue Adirondack chair buried under boxes on the curb waiting for bulk trash day. It was between our house and the baseball park where all three of my kids had practices and games, so you know we were really burning up the road between the…
When you walk through my house I doubt you would describe it as coastal décor. Traditionally speaking it’s not. But the real story behind my home’s color palette is 100% coastal. You might just say a little birdie told me which direction to take! Next week I will share ALL my home’s paint colors and more…
I might be a little bit excited about my latest project. I’ve been dreaming of an outdoor party buffet table for a while now… Before I get to the details I want to warn you about the projects you’ll find listed at the bottom of this post. They are beautiful. And you will want to…
Recently I realized my beloved desk chair was causing me so much neck pain because it was too low… there had to be a better way. So I set my sights on adding farmhouse patina to a drab little stool. This cheap brown stool peeked around the corner and said, “what about me?” This little stool…
This is my first month to join up with a fun group of ladies who love to flip some furniture. Each month we have a new theme and it is always great to see how everyone interprets the suggestion into a makeover. Creative minds are so fun. This month’s theme is Inspired By Chocolate. I…
Give an old 1960’s side table a makeover using my homemade chalk paint recipe. When this little 1960’s beauty caught my eye I was really thinking it would be great fun for a kid’s room. A little side table makeover was in order. Labeled $15 at a thrift store, it was actually half price day…
I found this little side table for $5 at a garage sale. It was originally from Target, not anything old, and it was exactly what I was looking for! We have a fire place in our bedroom and I am working on cozying up the spot a bit. The room still has a ways to…
Make a beautiful Union Jack Side Table from an old weathered thrift store find. The Furniture Girls are at it again. Today we are sharing what we’ve come up with for our monthly #furnitureREFRESH challenge. This month’s theme was weathered. I’m sharing a Union Jack Side Table makeover. I hope you’ll check out the links…
A while back I got a call from a friend saying there was a double rocker on her neighbor’s curb. She wondered if I wanted it. The answer is always yes. I love that she thought of me 🙂 The rocker did need some work. The entire seat was rotted out. I forgot to take…
Broken Headboard Bench Hit the brakes. As we drove past the Goodwill I could see it out of the corner of my eye. This crazy cool headboard. Knowing me like he does my husband was already turning the car around. Bless him. As I nonchalantly approached my find I was preparing a go price in my…
I can’t wait to share my youngest son’s room with you. A few things about this part of the house…I cleaned up, but by no means are these rooms “magazine ready”. I wanted to show what we really live like, minus a little clutter. 😉 Given the fact that I love to decorate, I really want…