Our Christmas bed this year definitely has a starry night
feeling to it, which for the
holidays is a lot of fun.
CHRISTMAS DECOR 2014 - decorating with burlap
This is day two of the Christmas décor for 2014 and it's all about
our Christmas tree. I hope you enjoy looking around our cozy home for the holidays.
CHRISTMAS DECOR 2014 - decorating around the tv
This year I'm decorating two homes, mine and my mothers. Mother is very traditional and I'm not, so it gets confusing when I go from one home
to the other.
20 FURNITURE APPLIQUES that will keep you inspired
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Appliques and wood decorations are a fun and clever way to add ornate design to a furniture or cabinet project. Wood
appliques can usually just be glued into place. When you start thinking outside of the box you will
need something stronger to mount cast iron ornaments like
on this blue dresser
DARK WAXING WITH STEEL WOOL VIDEO - AS Graphite Paint
Black paint finishes are tricky and hard to make look right, and I don't work with Annie Sloan's Graphite paint all that often but when I do I have a tried and tested method to get that great finish that I want.
I have finished two short videos to share with you
of me using dark wax on Annie Sloan Graphite Paint and
using fine steel wool to apply it.
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HAPPY DARK WAXING!
STEEL WOOL has been used by wood workers for decades.
FINE steel wool is used for buffing & cleaning, shellac,
lacquer & varnishes (use with wax or oil)
SANTA'S MAGIC KEY - christmas tutorial
The Christmas season has arrived and we started by
making a special little gift to send to George's
Grand-daughters, Santa's Magic Key. When I was
their age my house had a small chimney that went
into a wood stove and I worried Santa would not be
able to deliver our presents.
MISFIT HANDLES - shabby chic chest of drawers
One of the many repurposing projects I have
undertaken is finding new ways to use vintage
hardware. Whether I find one lonely handle or
12 ugly ones I collect them until some great
sets can be created. I started using the word
"MISIFT" to describe the unique collection
of hardware when I was listing them in my
PHARMACY CABINET - build with an old window
TIME TO CALL THE PHARMACIST.
I'm calling this one My Pharmacy Cabinet. It was made with several different vintage pieces including an old window.
CLEANING WAX BRUSHES - how to video
This is a quick video I took of how I clean
my wax brushes. I did struggled with an
effective and easy way to get my brushes
clean until I tried this.
THE MERCANTILE CABINET - photo shoot
I had a fun photo shoot with this vintage cabinet that I rebuilt. I used several vintage suit cases, a large reed basket, some old pop crates, an old window and my new canvas tote bag. I love the look and feel of the piece.
EARTHY GREEN RECIPE - annie sloan chalk paint
I mix a nice Earthy Green color to paint
on George's candles when he request it.
Many have asked for the recipe and I
really had never nailed down how I
made it until now. #earthygreenrecipe
2 MINUTE WAXING VIDEO - how I use clear wax
I have put together a 2 minute waxing video for anyone
who wants to understand how I wax my ASCP furniture
projects and get a silky smooth finish.
DISTRESSING & CHANGING - shabby chic sidetables
Autumn is here on the west coast and the winds have
also arrived starting to change how everything looks.
All the leaves are wonderful colors and the winds are
taking them from the trees. A lot of different things are
changing around me including my mother.
FRENCH NIGHTSTANDS MADE WITH PLYWOOD - white bedside cabinets
This nightstand started out as a simple little box made
completely of quarter inch plywood. It was lovely homemade by someone one once upon a time.
CHARITY EVENT - 2014 chairs for charity and more
We set up all the amazing donations for this year's Chairs for
Charity today at Frostings. Silent auction for half of the items
starts tomorrow and the live auction for the top items happens
Thursday night.
WATERFALL VANITY TURNED BEDSIDES - inspiration
This is a peak at one of two beautiful nightstands I salvaged once a mid-century waterfall vanity was ripped into two. If you have thought about trying this yourself I'm here to let you know you can do it but it takes a bit of work and you need some patience to figure out how the vanity was originally built.
TALLER NIGHTSTANDS - using chairs
I use all sorts of legs when I'm building and
redesigning
furniture. Coffee table legs, sofa and arm chair legs, and did you realize dining chair legs can also be used.
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