Where Education Meets Design
Have you ever had one of those weekends where each day is jammed packet with activity from start to finish? This past weekend was like that. In 3 days (Friday counts), I met Tricia of The Purple Painted Lady, helped Marian of Miss Mustard Seed do a milk paint demo, and moved in to my first retail space at the Morgantown Market. I know,…
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Blue, green, yellow, shade, tone, hue, cool, warm. Did you realize there were so many things to learn about colors? During the past few months, I’ve been learning all about color and I’d like to pass my insights along to you. Hopefully this little post will help you make color choices on your furniture pieces in the future! First, let’s start off with…
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Usually when you use the phrase “seeing red”, it implies you’re angry. Believe me, I’m anything but angry! I’m actually in love with another red dresser I finished, so I’ve literally been seeing a lot of red over the past few days. This gorgeous dresser came from an auction. It has two leaf carvings on the top drawer and the…
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When I was writing the title out for this post, I immediately thought of “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” from Disney. Pooh takes me back to the good ‘ol days of grilled cheese and movies on the family room floor, but I digress. To the present! Do you know how versatile Annie Sloan’s Clear Soft Wax is? It’s…
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Decoupaging sheet music to the fronts of dresser drawers is one of my favorite things to do! It’s a great way to add personality and hide imperfections at the same time. A White Chalk Painted Dresser with Sheet Music Drawers The pieces I work on come from an assortment of random sources – friends who offload their unwanted’s, thrift shops,…
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