I told you a while back about a desk redo that didn’t quite end up panning out. Yikes was I irritated!Well, we decided to go ahead and strip the paint from the top. Then we gave it a good sanding to get rid of the stains and blemishes that the paint was supposed to cover…
A Tale of Two Desks {a matter of material selection}
It was the best of paints, it was the worst of paints, it was a time of trial, a lesson learned, it was the hottest of days, it was a latex paint, it was aggravating, it was maddening, it was melting, it was the summer of change… Learning the ropes of furniture refinishing has been…
Card Catalog Styled Vanity
A $15.00 Queen Anne’s vanity with little cubby hole drawers was the perfect piece to recreate into a card catalog style vanity/desk! The vanity started out as an ink-stained, maple wood colored, boring mess. The finish was created with 2 coats of CeCe Caldwell’s Maine Harbor Blue, some clear and dark wax to seal and age…
Weekend of fun and inspiration!
This weekend was quite a busy one for me. On Friday, my mom and I met up with some friends down at The Barn Show. They had lots of lovely and inspirational goodies but I left empty handed because the one purchase I so wanted to make was out of my budget. Here’s it is! An…