When I first saw this post master’s roll top desk at Morgantown Market, I knew it was only a matter of time before it was mine! It has such special features including a secret hidden latch!
A Pair of Bergere Nightstands
Pairs of matching nightstands are hot commodities in my selling area. Every time I get my hands on a pair, they sell almost immediately! The problem is that finding lovely antique or vintage styles of nightstands is really hard if not impossible. I usually wind up salvaging them by splitting vanities and desks in half! Let’s dive in and see how it’s done.
Empire Dresser Reveal
Antique empire dresser This weekend, I finished work on my antique empire dresser! The last time I shared my progress on the piece, it looked like this: At this stage, I had sealed it with Hemp Oil by Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. Since my last social media posts, I have received a TON of...
Finishing the Empire Dresser
Work is progressing nicely on my empire dresser! It’s all distressed and looking fabulous and now it’s time to finish it with Hemp Oil. Learn how easy it is to apply!
Tricycle Dresser with Antiquing Wax
There are some pretty sweet people who follow me here at Eight Hundred Furniture, and every once in a while, I get to paint furniture for them! This oak dresser was finished for a sweet woman named Barbara who has known me since my early days of refinishing furniture. She had a vision for her dresser in “Tricycle” by Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint with an Antiquing Wax finish. Everything lined up perfectly for me to be able to achieve this look for her, so sit back and enjoy this Tricycle and Antiquing Wax makeover!
Bespoke Boho Dresser
My mahogany dresser is all finished and it was such a blast to refinish! This piece challenged me as a painter and it drew me into a style that I don't typically gravitate towards. It gave me the opportunity to experiment with mixing paint colors and break out my copper metallic wax. ...
A Victorian Piece in Tricycle
When I last shared progress on my Victorian chest of drawers, this was about the state of things: It was propped up on a work table with a second coat of paint on it. In case you forgot what it looked like when I got it, here's how it started out: I started the makeover process by taking off...
Doubting Design Choices
Painting with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint can be a bit of an adventure. For starters, the paint comes in powdered form and is mixed with water. It has five simple ingredients, which makes it very different from other paints on the market. Its primitive and old...
Grain Sack Two Different Ways
In the flurry of painting activity this weekend, I finished two pieces using the same color - Miss Mustard Seed's "Grain Sack". I finished these pieces using two different techniques - a chippy finish with Hemp Oil and a controlled look with a wax finish Chippy Hemp Oil Finish The first...
Navy Roundup
Oh Navy...you're clean, classy and have incredible coverage. I stinkin' love painting with navy and it's my go-to color choice when I'm dealing with a piece of furniture that isn't speaking to me. There are SO many gorgeous navy colors on the paint market for you to choose from, but my...
Arabesque Martha Washington Sewing Table
My latest project is this Martha Washington sewing table. I ran a poll on my Instagram stories and asked what color I should paint it and a majority voted on the same color... Pink! This particular shade of pink is Arabesque by Miss Mustard Seed. It's dusty, muted and perfect for sweet little...
Nightstand Roundup
Nightstands are by far my quickest selling type of furniture! They trump buffets, dressers and side tables by far. So whenever I see a pair that I can redo, I snatch them up because I know I'll sell them easily. Over the years, I've created lots of different looks on nightstands from distressed to...
Sources, Orange Chairs and Websites
This weekend is a busy but very productive (and quite satisfying) one so far! There are several events taking place at my retail locations. I've got an exciting piece of business news to share with you and I scored some amazing project pieces from several sources. So let me give you a bit of an...
Depression Era Roundup
I'm not sure if I've ever counted up how many pieces of furniture that I've painted in the past 6 years or so, but a large majority of them have a very similar style - Depression Era. This era of furniture covers from 1920 - 1940 and has some characteristic features like routered details, veneer,...
Repurposed Philco Radio
Have you ever stumbled across a piece of furniture and you weren't 100% sure what to do with it, but it was totally speaking to you and you felt like you had to take a chance and grab it? I just finished a piece that fell straight into that category. When I first stumbled across this piece, it was...
Bespoke Gray Nightstands
I'm always on the lookout for vintage vanities. They make perfect pieces to split apart into nightstands. A few weeks ago, I bought one from a fellow dealer at Morgantown Market and brought it home with the intention to turn it into nightstands. You can watch the process below....
Coastal Blue Hutch Cabinet
I've had a few mahogany pieces queued up that required a darker paint color to avoid bleed through. General Finishes Coastal Blue Milk Paint is my go-to paint choice when I have a piece that needs high coverage. I've used it on my last couple of projects and it was the perfect choice on...
Fall Feels With Mustard Seed Yellow
There isn't any other color that quite ushers in feelings of Autumn, falling leaves, cozy sweaters and riding boots like Mustard Seed Yellow. It's a rich and warm yellow that pairs well with warm wood tones, boxwood greens, orange accents, cotton wreaths and anything metal. That's exactly...
Aviary Eastlake Dresser
9I finished off another piece that was in the batch of smelly furniture I purchased a few weeks ago. (You can read more about that here.) It was a gorgeous Eastlake dresser that was the least smelly of all the pieces. I gave it the same cleaning treatment as...
A Cottage Washstand
When I last shared my washstand with you, this was its status: It was all prepped and ready to receive a fresh coat of Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. It had been through quite the transformation up to that point, even though it didn't look like it at first glance. It no...
