paint & finishes

DIY Painted Gingham Knobs

DIY Painted Gingham Knobs

In this post: How to paint a gingham pattern….the easy way. According to the old saying, watching paint dry is super boring. But what about the actual painting itself? Is that boring? Not if you’re painting furniture! I love to paint furniture but can’t stand a boring paint finish, so when I gave my “barn…

Paint Aging Techniques

Paint Aging Techniques

Sometimes it just takes a little extra effort to take an ordinary finish to something special. This is easy to accomplish with a paint aging technique. Do you remember my table that I updated with a new “vintage” color? It started like this…..   And ended up looking like this….. I went over how I…

A Navy Blue Valet Stand

I’ve been wanting to try the new Miss Mustard Seed milk paint color “Artissimo”, which is a dark blue that is close to navy but a little brighter. It’s a bit more of a “manly” color than the creams, grays, and soft blue-greens that I typically use but it’s nice to mix it up now…

Cane-Back Chairs

Cane-Back Chairs

These are the cane-back chairs that I bought, along with a table and china hutch, off of Craigslist. You can see how I refinished the matching table here. I love the style of cane-back chairs. Open a copy of Country French magazine and you will most certainly find a dining set with this kind of…

Working with Foil

Working with Foil

One of the mediums that I like to use occasionally is decorative foil.   There’s a rainbow of colors and many different patterns to choose from. Applying foil is similar to using gold or silver leaf, but it’s not as messy and because the foil sheets are so much larger than leafing, it’s also faster….