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,…
Introducing House&Canvas Chalk Finish Paint
I’ve been painting and doing furniture restoration for well over 10 years I have used every mineral, milk, metallic, acrylic and chalk finish paint I could find. I have tried every wax and topcoat I could get my hands on.…
Grand Opening Success!!
House&Canvas retail is officially open for business!! Saturday, February 24th was our Grand Opening and it was a huge success. I still can’t get over the turn out. Friends, family, neighbours and shoppers came out to explore the store, test…
Color Inspiration Series – YELLOW!
As I promised in my last post, I am continuing with my color inspiration series. I am going to be doing a series of inspirational blog posts strictly for choosing furniture chalk paint colors. Over the next couple of weeks,…
Color Inspiration Series – RED!
The House&Canvas retail location in Burlington, Ontario is slowly, but surely coming together. Right now, I have bizzillion pieces of tired furniture in the shop that are in need of a fresh coat of paint. I’ve been painting like a…