Last Friday, I partnered with my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Coatesville for a special General Finishes paint demonstration. I went shopping for two beautiful project pieces and then painted them live in the store a few days later. Here’s a recap of how everything went if you weren’t able to attend in person.
This vanity came to me with a usual red/brown stain that’s typical for vintage furniture. Using some Lamp Black Milk Paint and some Antique Walnut Gel Stain by General Finishes, this vanity is now looking classy and sassy!
Here are some scenes from my current booth set up at Morgantown Market.
Painting with white can be SUCH a chore! But when you use General Finishes Brushable White Enamel, it’s more like a dream. Read all about how I used Brushable White Enamel (BWE) to give an oak dresser a much-needed update!
Oak furniture is where it's at! Some people don't care for oak furniture, and I get it. Oak can look really dated depending on how old it is and what color stain its wearing. Honey oak cabinets scream 1990's country to me and I can totally get on board with feeling all the "yuckies" with everyone...
This Martha Washington Sewing Table developed bleed-through AFTER I had already painted it! In this blog post, I discuss the steps I took to repaint a piece that was already painted to correct troubles that arose after it was already finished.
My cherry wood end tables are now sporting a beautiful white paint finish! If you've been following along with my "Painting With Bright White" series, I'm happy to announce that the cherry end tables I was working on are finally finished! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you can catch...
Back in November, I went to an antique mall about 45 minutes away from me. I was on the lookout for pieces that were pretty just the way they were and only required a quick spruce. Some cleaning and oiling here and there would be fine, but I wasn't on the hunt for a major project. ...
Lamp Black Buffet A few months ago, Marc and I were invited out to a barn to do some picking. This beautiful mahogany dresser was one of the pieces I bought during the trip. Because it had a dark mahogany stain, and I needed a super quick makeover, I opted for a classic color choice - Lamp Black...
I carry two wonderful milk paint lines in my retail spaces. General Finishes Milk Paint... ...and Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. Both of these milk paint lines have fabulous properties and are well-suited to different looks and surfaces. So how do you choose which one is right for your project?...
Buffets are such great pieces to remake! They're incredibly functional and offer lots of storage. They can serve as changing tables, TV stands, dining room storage or you can transform them into bathroom vanities by dropping sinks into the top. Buffets are also pretty heavy and very long, taking...
Layering General Finishes products is easy and produces the most beautiful results! Their oil based Gel Stains, water based Wood Stains, Glaze Effects and Milk Paints can all be combined in various orders to create interesting and lovely depth and dimension on furniture projects. I...
Now that the holidays are over and life is *somewhat* back to normal, I was able to wrap up work on my bespoke maple washstand. If you missed my first post about this piece, you can catch up here. I left you hanging with the piece in this stage: It was wearing a custom color that I mixed...
I just couldn't help myself... I created a second Wildflower Dresser! Can you blame me? I've had this sturdy pine dresser for a little over a month in the workshop. I purchased it out of a barn and it needed quite the cleaning before a paint brush could ever touch it. Using warm water and Dawn...
A few weeks ago, Marc and I went out antiquing for a few pieces that required minimal effort to flip. I was on the hunt for wooden pieces that I could place in my retail spaces that didn't require any painting - ones I could clean up and spruce quickly. We went to a few shops without any luck....
I'm so excited to be able to share the reveal of my Iron Orchid Wildflower Dresser with all of you this evening! If you need to catch up on all of the posts leading up to this one, you can do so below. Prepping the Dresser Applying the Iron Orchid Design Transfer Glazing and Sealing the Dresser So...
How to use general finishes glaze effects General Finishes Glaze Effects are fabulous products that add a decorative touch to your furniture projects. They can whitewash or antique, depending on the look you want to achieve. The Wildflower Walnut Dresser is coming along so nicely and now it's time...
My time in the workshop has been tighter than normal. It's a super busy season right now with Holiday Open Houses, Best Kept Secret Tours, keeping both of my spaces full and stocked with Christmas goodies and working between Homestead Studios and Morgantown Market. As a result, my...
This weekend, I have both days unscheduled with events, which is rare. To make the most of my time, I've been busy in the workshop getting 3 pieces ready for milk paint makeovers. Walnut Dresser I picked this dresser up at a used furniture store that's not too far fromMorgantown Market....
When I paint furniture, I like to match the makeover with the piece itself. Based upon its shape and style, I can kind of "see" what it would look good in. When I saw this dresser for sale at Morgantown Market, it had an orange finish on it and I envisioned it looking much more handsome with...
