How to Use White Furniture Paint
White furniture paint always seems like a great idea until we are in the middle of using it and begin to question all our life choices. Unfortunately for many reasons it just not that simple to paint furniture and far less simple to paint furniture white! I have covered a lot of the basics in understanding why it can be difficult in another article; “Painting White Furniture” where I explain the simplest way to ensure…
How to Create a Photo Studio
Having a Photo Studio may seem completely impossible to create, especially for someone just beginning a home based business. Im here to tell you though its not as difficult as you may think! Two key factors you have to keep in mind are having great lighting as well as a backdrop that is versatile. Im going to show you how I used some creativity to make my small space perfect for furniture and website staging.
How to Paint Furniture: Your Ultimate Guide
Would you like to know how to paint furniture? Have you decided you are over your dining room furniture and need to revamp it? Or maybe you enjoy the thought of painting a piece of furniture and this is your first furniture painting project. You have to decide which of the many types of paint to use! There is “chalk paint” and latex paint, primer and paint in one, oil based paint and even hybrid…
How to Repurpose Furniture You will Love!
Repurposed Furniture will always have a soft place in my heart. I love the idea of taking an old piece of furniture that is destined for the dump and reinventing it in a way that is useful. Whether its an old dresser that is missing drawers and is made into a media stand, or an old sewing table turned into a neat bar cart or sewing table, you can find these nifty ideas all over…
DIY Furniture: A Dresser in Coral Paint Colors
Coral Paint Colors can be SO hard to nail! But, when the sweet girls next door have a dresser and their room just screams for the perfect coral reef color dresser, how can I ignore the cry? There is something so warm and fresh about the perfect coral colors. So, I made it my mission to create the best coral color painted dresser I possibly could create Including a beautiful image transfer! (Don’t miss the…
Prep: Everything You Need To Know!
When it comes to painting furniture, prep can tend to be a “four letter word” within the world of furniture painters. Many brands tout the promise of using their products while tossing the need of prepping furniture for paint away. Who REALLY wants to spend the day sanding away the old finish, cleaning all the gunk and grime away, and priming with some gross oil based gooky (yes that’s a word) primer that is stinky…
DIY Furniture Projects: Wash Stand Makeover
This antique wash stand was destined for the dump, but I walk you through how I brought it back to life by removing the busted veneer and giving it a whole new look!
DIY Gift Ideas- Adorable Mason Jars
DIY Gift Ideas can be hard to “nail down”. Ha get it? I kid but seriously there are so many homemade crafts we can create as gifts for those we care about. Creative homemade gifts will always be treasured but I also love to tow that balance of cute and decorative as well as classic or timeless. So often when I DIY teacher gifts or even maybe Christmas crafts to sell I find myself figuring out how they…
How to DIY Flooring that is Fabulous!
DIY flooring can intimidate us all. For years I knew I wanted to replace our yucky, stained beyond understanding carpet with hardwood flooring. With the family’s allergies and asthma-not to mention my aesthetic-I just knew DIY Flooring would be a benefit to us all! I began exploring flooring ideas however, I never thought it would one an option. Living in an older home, I had secret hopes of finding hard wood under our carpet. This…
DIY Wood Signs-Do you Wanna Paint a Snowman?
Learn how to Paint Wooden Christmas signs for Outdoors DIY Wood Signs are PERFECT for Christmas Decorations! Now, this DIY Snowman sign painting is a bit more involved than the DIY Nativity Sign or the Wooden Door Tags,but if you liked the Wooden Christmas Sign created with Blended Paint and my Cricut, then you really. may love this! Each being DIY Wood Signs that you can totally create! Most of them if protected properly could be homemade outdoor Christmas decorations. DIY pallet signs have taken over Pinterest! But…
