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TRANSFORM NEW WOOD TO LOOK OLD
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Let me show you one way I take lumber that has not been weathered and create a silvered vintage or driftwood look to it.
FRENCH TYPOGRAPHY CABINET - graphics on glass
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This could be a great shoe cabinet! She looks and really is a true vintage cabinet turned into an amazing shabby chic stateme...
HOW TO PAINT A SMOOTH FINISH - using annie sloan chalk paint
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Anyone who owns a piece of my work or has visited and touched the finish on my furniture usually comments about how...
HOW TO HIDE YOUR FINISHING NAILS - fixing tutorial
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Did you install some trim in your home and lost steam when it came time to hide the finishing nails? You can always go back la...
FIXING DRAWER STOPS - antique dresser drawers
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This dresser was missing all of it's drawer stops. This meant the drawers would push too far inside the body.
FIXING TIPSY FURNITURE - leg fix
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Find out what I do when a furniture leg is a little too short or the floor isn't quite level and the piece is a bit tipsy. ...
FIXING DRAWER DAMAGE - drawer stops
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Many antique dressers have some damage to the drawers. This dresser was no different.
FIXING A HARP AND MIRROR - old hinges
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Here is a great use for one of those old hinges we all have in the junk drawer or filling up a jar on the garage shelf. ...
FIXING WOOD SPLIT - hinge
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When you have a split in your wood furniture you can stabilize it with a left over hinge used sideways. These photos a...
PAINTING VERDIGRIS MIRRORS - my techniques
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Verdigris is the common name for the natural green patina formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered and exposed to air or ...
DREAMING OF THE SEASIDE - blue clock and console
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I'm certainly in the mood for a vacation it seems. Dreaming of the blue ocean waters, the sound of the shore birds, and my favor...
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN STENCILS - sheet music dresser
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I want to show you how I make custom stencils, the size I need, the shape I want and inexpensively.
HOW TO PAINT AND DISTRESS A MIRROR - the easy way
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When I paint the frame of a mirror I jump in and start painting, no taping the mirror or masking it in anyway. The secret i...
#3 VENEER - repairing bubbles
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Here's the third article of the VENEER series. *links to all articles are listed at the end of this article* This articl...
#2 VENEER - rebuilding missing veneer
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Here's the second article of the VENEER series. *links to all articles are listed at the end of this article* This artic...
#1 VENEER - edge gluing with gravity
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Here's the first article of the VENEER series. *links to all articles are listed at the end of this article* This article...
REBUIDING ANTIQUE DRESSERS - replacing drawers
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Both of these dressers where curb side finds. They were from different homes during a community clean up week and understandably destin...
HOW TO MAKE SUBWAY ART - reverse stencil
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There are a few tutorials available around blog land showing how to achieve a subway art look, so why am I offering another? I w...
ART DECO TURNED SHAKER - vancouver subway art dresser
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How to take an Art Deco Dresser and give it a Shaker Style. One thing that dates art deco furniture is the flush and rounded to...
HOW TO REMOVE WATER MARKS - blue maple dresser
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This projects will show you a few different things you can do with a furniture makeover. First is the awesome blue color that was crea...
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