The counter I couldn't pass up is looking amazing! When I last updated you, this was the state of the counter. It had a coat of General Finishes Stain Blocker on it and it was drying. The original finish had such a strong orange/red tint to it and I was concerned...
This small side table is one that I bought with the intention of painting it for the Twin Valley Food Pantry Fundraiser back in February. It's a great little size and it had the sweetest shape! Time didn't allow me to finish it for that event, so it's coming with me on April 24th to...
Back at the beginning of December, I found a gorgeous vintage vanity on Facebook Marketplace. I wasn't interested in the vanity as a whole piece, but rather the two sides. My Dad and I picked up the piece and separated the two sides from the body. They were in pretty good shape...
During my last live demonstration at Morgantown Market, I met up with a super sweet customer named Amandaa. She was on the hunt for a large storage piece in her home, and I had a perfect option in mind. After the demonstration came to a good stopping point, we snuck away and I...
On Saturday, five lovely women joined me at Morgantown Market and created beautiful MMS Milk Painted windows for their homes. We began the workshop by "shopping" for Milk Paint and talking about the look each woman wanted to achieve on her window. Everyone chose a...
Back on February 10th, I painted a piece of furniture live and in person at Morgantown Market using Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. The subject for the live demonstration was this chest of drawers. As you can see, it started off with a high gloss factory finish and it had shiny...
Disclaimer Notice In the interest of being open and transparent with my readers, I partnered with a wholesale hardware company called Rustic Brands for this furniture makeover. There are a handful of colors that I have never painted with in the Miss Mustard Seed's Milk...
Well, I'm all set up and ready to go here at Conestoga Mennonite Church for theFood for Families Fundraiser! I thought I would take some time while it's quiet to give you a virtual tour of my space. Come take a "walk" with me, won't you? See my Momma in the photo? She's...
I'm a sucker for little sewing cabinets. The spindles and cubbies fascinate me and I think they're incredibly practical to use for jewelry storage. I've worked on a handful of sewing cabinets in the past. This one was a stand-alone piece. It opened up to reveal a plethora of...
This adorable vintage side table caught my eye as soon as I saw it. It was just inside the entrance to an antique shop, and it was the first piece I brought up to the front when I was creating my pile of goodies. It wound up being one of about 5 tables I bought that day! It...
I think I've been in bed by 8:30 every night this weekend so far! Friday was spent painting in the workshop and getting more pieces finished for the Food for Families Fundraiser next weekend. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of working with two lovely ladies during my Paint Your Own...
The work continues in the workshop as I'm getting ready for the Food for Families Fundraiser. Today, I have a busy day in the Morgantown area, so I won't have a paintbrush in my hands. I'll be delivering a lovely pair of French provincial nightstands to a client, posting flyers...
Yesterday, my Mom and I knocked out a crazy amount of projects. We are plowing our way through a stack of small pieces that we picked up on a furniture run a few days back. One of the items I picked up was this crazy beautiful side table. When I got my hands on it, the finish was worn,...
When one of my fellow vendors at Morgantown Market brought this table into her booth, it caught my eye immediately. The shape of the legs and the scalloped details along the apron won me over and I scooped it up at a fabulous price! If you look closely in the photo above, the...
When I first spied this pie safe at a local antique store, it was upside down. As I was figuring out how it was supposed to be properly oriented, the owner of the booth came over and helped me in my confusion. She explained that the posts with holes face up and were used to suspend the...
There is a HUGE furniture warehouse about an hour from where I live. They're really good at posting photos of their recent arrivals and every now and then, I go looking to see what's new. Their prices range all over the place, and most of what I like is too expensive to flip. A...
It's hard for me to make it out of an antique store without at least looking at the furniture. If I spy a good deal, it's a bonus! Such was the case with my latest trip around Morgantown Market. It was a few days before Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend. I wanted to see...
This weekend, I had the pleasure of running a "Paint Your Own Piece" Milk Paint Workshop at Morgantown Market. These workshops are always a fun time because participants get to bring an outdated piece from home and transform it under my guidance into something fabulous using Miss...
Every time I work at Morgantown Market, I take a stroll around to see what my fellow vendors have in their spaces. (Well, to be more accurate, I should say that I take a stroll every time I go in, whether I'm working or not!) A few weeks ago, one of my fellow...
Let's talk about the table that's off to the right in this photo. The time finally came for its makeover and it took much longer than I expected. Everything started off normally. I took the table over to my parents' home to sand away some of that navy blue paint. I thought the wood on...
