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Children’s Table–Painting Chevron AND Ikat!

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Nick and I were planning to build the girls a little table and chairs for coloring and crafting, but as their birthday neared, we decided to wait until Christmas so they’d be a little older and more likely to appreciate and use it. BUT! I was strolling through Goodwill the DAY before their birthday, and found this extremely cute vintage-y industrial-ish table and chairs for $5. I just couldn’t ... [ Read More ]

Marcy’s Dining Table/Chairs

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Phewf! Whatta crazy weekend! We visited Nick’s fam in SE Iowa, and had a total blast. But we’re also exhausted. The girls woke up for their bottle this morning, and then immediately fell back asleep on the living room floor. That’s where they’re at right now actually. Sweet little things I tell you. You’ll be delighted to know that, as promised (this time), we finally took photos of Marcy’s dining ... [ Read More ]

Marcy’s China Cabinet

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So our girl Marcy (who now owns this vanity), has us refinishing her entire dining set, right? I was planning to post about the table and chairs first, but we noticed a spot that needed touching up… so it’s still in the “shop”. Instead, I’m going to show you the corresponding china cabinet that IS finished, and currently dwelling in my dining room. One great thing about fixing up furniture is ... [ Read More ]

Distressed Furniture Painting Techniques

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You may or may not remember this vanity transformation that we did a few months back. It wasn't necessarily meant to have distressed furniture painting techniques. I had tried out 'white glaze', and it just looked MEH. Chances are you DON’T remember it… because it wasn’t very memorable. It wasn’t one of our favorites. Not by a long stretch. You see, we wanted to try the white glazing ... [ Read More ]

Chunky End Table {how to create a raised stencil}

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Let me start by saying... one of our blog followers (hi Gina!) gave us an entire bedroom set that she wasn't using and was just taking up room in her basement. We don't have plans for the whole set yet, but I do know I don't want them to go together. I think a bedroom should look like it's acquired over time, not bought all together at once. Comprende? Well anyhow, I decided to play around with ... [ Read More ]

Brenda’s Hutch Modification (and stencil!)

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So we're back with one final furniture project from Brenda! She had this hutch thing that she was using to display items, but she wasn't loving the distressed finish anymore, and she really needed some storage below for china and such. So Nick set out to enclose the open/bottom area, and put in a shelf and 4 doors along the front. Believe it or not, we get a project like this and Nick gets all ... [ Read More ]

DIY ~ Little Orange End Table

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Brenda brought us this little end table that she snagged at a garage sale. I bet you won't overlook your average homely-looking end table after this post. It's amazing what a little POP of color can do! Below is the room she plans to put this end table in. Brenda's a girl after my own heart with all those orange accents!! Additionally... am I the only one yearning to own an ottoman like that one? ... [ Read More ]

Audrey Hepburn Jewelry Armoire

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This is the second of four pieces of furniture that Brenda dropped off for us to nurture and love. If you're like me, you think it's pretty darn fancy just to even OWN a sweet enormous jewelry armoire. Or better yet, to even HAVE enough jewelry to require a piece of furniture to house all of it! Jealous! So Brenda had seen an armoire similar to her own, only it was chic and WHITE... and had a ... [ Read More ]

Dresser Facelift for a Pretty Paisley

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One of our readers, Brenda, has given us TONS of business over the years. I don't know how she came across our blog back in the day, but a couple years ago... she had us come paint this mural in her living room. And since then we've sold her this end table, painted her backsplash, and made her daughter a profile plaque. I'd say this lady's a loyal customer, and has become a valued reader and ... [ Read More ]

China Cabinet Rescue ~ of the Retro Orange Variety

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  I've been secretly aching to give an old piece of furniture a bold coat of obnoxious awesomeness. Aaaand last weekend, I found the perfect old china hutch on craigslist for a mere $40 bucks! HOLLA! (actual craigslist photo!) My favorite part of making over china cabinets is giving the 'backboard' my own personal touch (like this and this). And having painted the body of the piece ... [ Read More ]

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