An antique towel bar gets a makeover using Grain Sack Milk Paint
Bespoke Milk Painted Empire Dresser
A Dresser Inspired by a Sweater On my last trip to Walmart, I found a sweater in a brilliant reddish orange shade called "Orange Harvest". It fits great and I've received a lot of compliments on it. Source: Walmart I love the color so much that I was determined to recreate it using Miss Mustard...
A Chippy Milk Painted Victorian Washstand
A Victorian washstand gets a chippy Milk Paint makeover!
A Chippy Mora Cabinet
A gorgeous vintage cabinet painted in MMS Milk Paint’s pale blue/green called “Mora”
Finishing the Trophy Antique Cupboard
An antique cupboard painted in Trophy Milk Paint by Miss Mustard Seed sealed with Furniture Wax.
Prepping An Antique Cupboard
This antique cupboard was prepped using a no-sand technique! Learn how I got Milk Paint to adhere to the cupboard without sanding.
Custom Pieces in Artissimo & Zinc Wax
I created an industrial farmhouse look on a cedar chest and nightstand using Artissimo Milk Paint and Zinc Wax by Miss Mustard Seed.
Eulalie’s Sky Baby Buffet
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...
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...
Depression Radio Cabinet
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...
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,...
Oval Coffee Table
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...
Embracing Flaws in a Driftwood Dresser
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...
Pop Up Shop Leftovers
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...
Spinet Desk
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...
Bespoke Victorian Parlor Table
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...
Shutter Gray Makeover
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...
After the Market
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 &...
Aviary Table and Brass Bed
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...
Antique Jelly Cupboard
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...
