I absolutely love being one of the merchants at Morgantown Market. Seriously, I really do. I remember back when Marc and I decided to take Eight Hundred Furniture full time, I quit my job in education and started working for a local Annie Sloan Chalk Paint stockist. The gig was a great stepping...
Today, I woke at my usual time from cat nudges and purrs in my ear, made myself some iced coffee and said goodbye to Marc as he went to work. Once the door closed, I set to work staging and photographing my latest piece - a gorgeous oak washstand. I bought this piece from a local...
Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you're enjoying celebrating the birth of our fabulous country here in the US. My family will be celebrating this coming weekend with a pool party, so I spent the day working on several projects and enjoyed the fact that Marc was home...
Back in the winter, I filmed a video tutorial on how to use Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint to create different looks on turned wooden pillar candle holders. After my labors, I went to upload it to my YouTube channel, but I had a lot of issues and it wouldn't process. In the video...
It's funny...when I typed out the title of this blog post, all I could think of were popovers and then I got hungry! The Pop Up Shop that I held at my home workshop this weekend is all finished and I wanted to take some time to show you what I had for sale and give you a recap of how the day...
Do you remember the whitewashed oak dresser I completed a few days ago? I mentioned in my blog post about this piece that you can achieve this whitewashed look using a glazing product by General Finishes. Now you can get a similar look using a white wax product. As a matter of...
Hello everyone. My name is Jenn Baker and I have a love affair with sewing tables. I don't remember when it started exactly. But I think I can safely say that I'm addicted to finding sewing tables..... and turning them into jewelry storage pieces. It's been a few months since my last project...
As a paint retailer and furniture flipper, I'm super passionate about teaching other people how to use the fabulous products I carry to transform outdated and worn pieces in their homes. While I go live on Facebook and Instagram and show you what I'm up to in my home workshop, it's not quite...
Have you ever heard of a spinet desk? If you're shaking your head "no", then you and I are in good company! Before I found my latest project, I hadn't heard of one either. I popped into Homestead Studios one day, and saw the prettiest little desk. It had cubbies, turned...
In the course of doing commissioned pieces, I sometimes find myself needing to do a small side project to keep my creative juices flowing - a project that's a little something for me where I can be creative and not follow an exact plan. That's precisely the purpose of this little...
This Victorian parlor table came to me with a very worn finish and two wobbly legs. When I was deciding on what color to paint it, my Mom suggested a mixture of equal parts Miss Mustard Seed's Bergere and Grain Sack. I have used this blend on a few projects, including this baby Jacobean...
I bought a cute little writing desk back in the Fall and I painted it in Typewriter black by Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. It was pretty cute but it didn't sell painted in black, so I brought it home and decided to repaint it in a lighter color. When you want to paint over a piece that has...
While the house is quiet, I thought I would gather my thoughts while they're fresh and talk to all of you about how the Spring Barn Market went yesterday! I had such a great day and there's so much to share. I also want to let you know what's left over, so let's do this! Faith &...
The Spring Barn Market at Pheasant Run Antiques and Homestead Studios is nine days away. I'm wrapping up furniture projects, pricing my small items, stocking up on bags and wrapping supplies and reserving a moving truck for the day. As these final...
This jelly cupboard came to me at the same time as my Mustard Seed Yellow Empire Dresser. It was just as solid as the empire dresser and it had amazing bones. This piece was just as sturdy as the day it was made. Its damage was minor and all it needed was a light cleaning and...
Did you know that Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint features two gorgeous colors every month? April's featured colors are Mustard Seed Yellow and Lucketts Green. To celebrate these gorgeous colors, I decided to paint an empire dresser that recently came into my possession in Mustard...
This makeover is one that happened months ago. Similar to my bespoke green French provincial dresser, I gave this piece a quick makeover and never did a formal photo shoot with beauty shots. It hasn't found its forever home quite yet, so I'll be bringing it to the Spring...
This scrub top table has had my eye since the day I saw it. Much like the four drawer counter that I picked up a few weeks ago. It went on sale and I sprung for it. This piece is truly a gorgeous primitive antique. It's one of those pieces that you definitely don't paint. ...
It's really nice to have a simple furniture makeover every now and then. Some pieces require so much work and TLC that an easy piece is a total breath of fresh air. It was time for me to whip out an easy project with the help of my Mom, so let me present my latest piece. This sweet...
This makeover reveal has been on hold for about two weeks because I can't count. Seriously, no joke! It all started when I got a text from a friend of Mom Baker. She lives in a development just down the road from me, and she has sold me amazing pieces in the past. This time, it...
