Stenciling on your furniture is one of the oldest and easiest ways to take your furniture to the next level. Stenciling has a bad reputation in some circles for being too dated, too country, too messy, or too make shift.…
Painting Hardwood Furniture With Chalk Finish Paint
One of the main reasons I advise people to paint their furniture is because you just can’t get heavy duty, keep for a life time, hard wood furniture like they used to make!! Unless of course you want to pay…
Top Looks For Christmas 2018
It’s Easter weekend and I’m spending my Satuday happily at the shop getting a few things done. A customer walked in and says “Oh, I love your store, I can’t wait to see it at Christmas”, which threw me into…
Throwback To Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Colors
I was browsing through some old pics and came across this oldie but goodie. A full bedroom set I refinished using one of my favorite Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Colors – Graphite. These pictures are from over 5 years ago.…
Desk Painted With “Cityscape” Chalk Finish Paint
I love donating pieces to my kiddos school fundraisers. This May, Burlington Christian Academy is having their 7th annual golf tournament at Lowville Golf Club. I was determined to find something masculine to refinish for the auction. I was thinking…
Shelf Painted With “Rich Navy” Chalk Finish Paint
I recently had the pleasure of meeting a neighbor that was moving into a condo with her new beau, and she asked me to refinish this super cool shelf for her home office. I recommended that we paint her piece…
Yamaha U1 Piano Bench Painted Industrial Blue
I bought an old 1970 Yamaha U1 the that I decided to restore a few years ago. The piano came complete with a few squeaky keys and the beat up original bench. I spent a lot of time reading and…
Table Painted With Chalk Finish Furniture Paint!
I absolutely LOVE doing custom work and before I had the shop, I used to paint in my basement workshop… but some pieces were too big to get down the stairs, so I’d paint them in my front living room. …
Card Catalog Drawer Pulls
Anyone that knows me, knows I have a slight obsession with funky drawer knobs and pulls. I have a TON in my basement collecting dust, and I will never get rid of them! I’m a self confessed drawer knob hoarder,…