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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Desk Transformation-Drab to Fab

As you may have noticed, I am really into refinishing furniture! I love taking an old, drab piece and painting new life into it. The look of happiness on my clients' faces is priceless. I usually paint using a major chalk paint brand.  This time I was sent a full size sample of the new Mud Paint in Manor White.  I loved it!     This is not a chalk based paint and is acrylic based so I did notice somewhat of an odor but not too bad. I like the way it spread and the finish was beautiful. It does go a long way and I decided to add a little bit of water to make it go further.  It is a bit less expensive than my normal go-to chalk paint but there are not retailers in my area so the shipping fees do add up.  I normally buy my paint locally. I decided to purchase an additional sample size of Manor White to do a chair and a sample of the Charcoal. So pretty.  Here are some before and afters:  (please excuse the blurry ...
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Farmhouse Style and Decor on a Dime

I've got spring fever!  Yep, I have so many ideas swimming around in my head, I can't sleep.  Sigh. If only I had unlimited time and funds HA! Whenever I do get any ideas, I have to write them down or type them into my ipad notes.   And I have to remind myself that I don't have to have lots of moolah to make my house nice.  I start thinking about what I can repurpose or knock off! I've had many knockoffs. Do you remember these: CB2 knock off mirror CB2 Clock See what I mean? Just be resourceful. Now onto the vintage sofa recover dilemma. Yes, dilemma. It all started innocently enough. Me trying to be brave and create a beautiful sofa. Well it went pretty good until the seats. Yep. My mom was trying to help and recover the seats but upon removal of the fabric she discovered that the seats had a frame and springs in them!! Sooooo, I'm going to have to go to an upholstery place to see if they can do them. So right now we're...

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