HOW TO CREATE A FAUX DRIFTWOOD FINISH

Are you looking for instruction to create a faux driftwood finish with paint? I have written a how to on creating a grey wood grain type of look on a piece of furniture. This is really a simple project but can get a little messy. 

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HOW I PAINTED MY FRIDGE with annie sloan chalk paint

Yes I painted our old fridge with 

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

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VINTAGE FURNITURE REPAIRS - leg supports

Thank you to a couple of ladies who offered their
solution in the comments of my last repair for fixing
saggy drawer bottoms. Every tip and trick is welcome
in the hopes that it will help the next person. If you would
like more information on FLIPPING drawer bottoms as an
option to fix your drawers I wrote an article about that here.
Now on to today's repair ...

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VINTAGE FURNITURE REPAIRS - broken drawer joints

Recently I worked on a buffet that needed
major repairs. I photographed most of it
to share how I fixed each problem.
I'm hoping it can help a few of you to
take on a repair or two of your own.

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VINTAGE FURNITURE REPAIRS - saggy drawer bottoms

I took on a furniture project recently
that turned into about 8 hours of wood
working repairs. I photographed a lot
of it so I could share it with you and
how I fixed each problem. Let's start
with the first problem ....

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CANDLES, BOXES, AND A LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE - UPDATES

Hello February 2017,
and Hello readers!

I took it slow in January and did not blog. Boxing
day I injury myself to the point it was hard to do
many tasks so that set the tone for awhile. I started
puttering around the house as most of use do in
January getting things organized again and finishing
off old tasks. It was all at a much slower pace than
usual but I still got a lot accomplished.
Check it out ...

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