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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
When I saw this French provincial style chest of drawers in a second hand furniture store, I knew the piece was a great buy. French provincial pieces always sell well for me so I train my eyes to look for them whenever I'm out. When I got it home, I stripped and refinished the top using...
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...
Today's post is short and sweet. Just like my latest piece! This beautiful depression era cabinet once housed a radio inside! If you pull the knob, the front folds down, revealing where it was stored. The radio is long gone, so I inserted some wooden crates to demonstrate how you could use this...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
Every furniture person is drawn to a certain type of piece. Some people really love buffets while others gravitate towards dressers. I'm a washstand kind of girl. I'm drawn to them and I hone in on them whenever I'm at an antique store, auction or thrift shop. ...
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...
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...
People often ask me where I get my pieces from. One of my favorite sources is actually one of my retail locations - Morgantown Market! Several of my fellow merchants there have pieces either in their booths or in their personal stash that they are looking to offload. This...
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...
