You may or may not remember Eloise the vanity. Let me refresh your memory.After posting Eloise for sale on craigslist last fall, we received this letter: painting is NOT refinishing,, you ruined an antique ( I use the word antique loosely ..it dates from the 1930's so its not that ancient.) I own a refinishing shop.. refinishing is stripping the old finish off and re-staining and ... [ Read More ]
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Drexel: Part 1
A client has commissioned us to revive their beautiful, solid wood Drexel china cabinet that they purchased several years ago at an estate auction. What a great find! I've never seen anything like it! Though they love the china cabinet, the yellow just wasn't doing it for them, and was an eyesore in their dining room. They considered having it refinished and sanded down to the wood, stained and ... [ Read More ]
Sometimes it FLOPS
I get a day off from work, and what do I do? Nothing at all. I'm literally still in my Pj's. And I've spent the majority of my morning thinking about all the benefits to having a fireplace... and how I long for one of my own. I feel strongly that winter would be more enjoyable with a wood burning fireplace. They're warm, they smell of coziness, and they provide a point of interest in a living room ... [ Read More ]
Pam P’s Backsplash
Lately we've had a string of clients that makes us step out of our comfort zone and try something new! We love that! But this particular backsplash caused us a bit of anxiety the whole week before. Pam had her mind set on having a stainless steel-looking backsplash. And WE had our mind set on giving her what she wanted. Thomas Paints makes a "appliance paint" that's meant to paint your stoves ... [ Read More ]
Memory Lane
I get all wistful and nostalgic when it comes to my childhood memories. I love to keep everything... but not in a hoarding type of way. My parents were cleaning out their garage, and came across a couple boxes of mine; things I'd saved that meant something to me.I took a trip down memory lane. (honey, i promise the dining room won't look like this when you get home)There were countless picture ... [ Read More ]
It’s shiny… It’s red
Way back in July, you may remember this coffee table/end table set that we brought back from the dead, and our new friend DeVon was the lucky recipient of these pieces. After acquiring said furniture, several months passed, and she somehow fell upon our blog and saw that we do lots of different furniture!! She emailed us, and attached this photo (and a cry for help):She knew she wanted it to be ... [ Read More ]
Like a Cloudy Day
Our new friend, Michelle just moved in to an awesome old house with TONS of space an character. She had fallen in love with the green coffee table and end table we made-over and sold awhile back. So she commissioned us to 'refinish' a similar set for her! We immediately started looking on craigslist for some good hardwoods to get our hands on, and we found these:I loved the detail on the front of ... [ Read More ]
Jamie’s Backsplash
Jamie and her hubs have revamped just about every other room in their house EXCEPT the kitchen. It's an understandably intimidating room to tackle, and can be very expensive. But it doesn't have to be. We slapped some paint on the backsplash... and next weekend, Jamie and her husband are gonna slap some paint on their cabinets (hence the lack of hardware and wood putty all over the cabinet ... [ Read More ]
Changing Table
Because babies poop, and because homemade gifts are the best... we refinished a baby changing table for our baby niece, Kendall. Here is the before picture:After about 10 minutes of THIS, we went out and bought a cheap electric sander. We would also like to point out that this piece of furniture also serves as evidence that we are able to appreciate the value of lovely stained & varnished ... [ Read More ]
How To Remove Veneer (Buffet Transformation!)
Ooo Ooo OOO! I've been so excited to share this one for a long time! This buffet's awesomeness is twofold. a) we refinished it ourselves. b) it was free That's right. FREE. I'll tell you the story in a moment, but I just can't resist the affects of a before and after shot. So here they are kids! We went to pick up this run-down little vanity that we had found on craigslist. And as the man ... [ Read More ]