What do you do when you buy a table, like a side table or end table or night stand, and it just feels too short? YOU ADD LEGS! I picked this up cheap at the yard sale, even though it was solid and had dovetail drawer joinery. I'm pretty sure it was because it was so low … [Read more...]
RE-Creating a French Highboy
Earlier this year I picked up a cute highboy french dresser and painted her white. She looked real cute too!But she wasn't selling. And I'm an impatient sort of gal. And I hadn't really added any real artistic 'touch' to this one, so I decided to re-create her look. Here is … [Read more...]
Union Jack 3 Ways
Last week I started brain storming some different color combinations of the Union Jack design using the Annie Sloan colors I already had. I came up with 2 combinations using some of the most popular colors sold. I was SO excited to get started that I actually dreamt that I found … [Read more...]
How to Upholster the Back of Dining Chairs
I recently upholstered the backs of 6 of my dining chairs. The cane was busted on about 3 of them, and re-caning was out the question. The cost and time involved would be more than I wanted to do. So, I used drop cloth fabric (same as I used on the slip covers, and some braided … [Read more...]
Country White and Natural Wood
I picked up this Ethan Allen coffee table a few weeks ago at a thrift store and I was SO pleased that no one else could see past the hideous gold spray paint on the top!So I started stripping it. People ask me quite often what paint stripper I use. It's called Motsenbocker's … [Read more...]
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