How to Wet Sand Fusion Mineral Paint for a Super Smooth Finish Today I want to show you one of my favorite tricks for getting a super smooth finish on your Fusion Mineral Paint furniture pieces. It’s called wet-sanding . . . and once you try it, you will be...
Since we moved to our new house almost 2 years ago, I’ve slowly been making updates throughout different rooms. Our main living spaces were my first big focus, so our living room got its makeover pretty early on. You may remember that it started looking...
Milk Paint is one of my favorite paints to work with! But it comes with a lot of questions: How do you mix it? Is it durable? What if you don’t want it to chip? Does it actually have milk in it? Those are just a few I’ve gotten over the years 🙂 So...
Who doesn’t love a sleek black painted piece of furniture? A black painted piece can really add some drama to your space, and of course black goes with everything! When you paint furniture black though, it can be a bit tricky. So in this post I’ll...
Your kitchen table is one of the hardest working pieces of furniture you’ll ever have in your home! Whatever finish you get on your kitchen tabletop needs to be able to stand up to regular wiping down and lots of everyday wear. For that reason, staining...
Sometimes I come across a piece that feels just kinda blah. Usually it’s a newer pieces of furniture–older pieces often come with a lot of added detail and interest–and so I have to come up with a little something extra to make it piece unique and...
Last week I put together the simplest and cutest Christmas Tree craft! I promise these little trees are easy enough for anybody to make. With the right materials, you can add an adorable plaid pattern to any surface you like in a cinch. Plaid Christmas Tree...
Tuesday was my boys first day at their new schools! I’m glad to say that everyone survived 🙂 To celebrate my free day, I decided to work a bit on our front entryway. As a refresher, here is the front of our new house (you can see more of the inside here!)...
I’ve got a fun makeover and video tutorial to share with you today, all about how to apply glaze to painted furniture! Glaze is a handy tool to mix and apply your own custom-color glaze to any of your furniture painting projects. 🙂 Here’s the side tables I...
I’ve been seeing a lot of natural wood pieces showing up in the furniture flipping world lately. I’m not talking about furniture that hasn’t been painted (although in some areas that is getting more popular), but furniture where the...
As if painting furniture wasn’t fun enough already . . . have you tried to paint furniture with metallic paint? Whether you use it all over a piece or just as an accent, it can really up the “wow” factor of your finished project! My personal favorite...
Hey friends! I’ve got a fun and kinda funky makeover to share with you today! Have you noticed the trend lately of furniture painted with a blended ombre finish? You know, where one color blends into another as you move down the piece? Painting an ombre finish...
Love is in the air!! It’s that time of year, when everything around us turns pink and red 🙂 So today I wanna share with you an easy, DIY Valentine’s Day project you can make to bring a little fun into your home (or for you business-minded folks, something...
Sometimes an old piece of furniture doesn’t need any paint at all to bring it back to life. Like this antique oak chest of drawers I found recently at my local ReStore. Beautiful, warm, solid oak. About as sturdy of a piece of furniture as you will ever...
Today I want to do a little “Milk Paint Education” here on the blog. Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint is such an amazing and fun paint to work with! I would love to help you become more familiar with it so you can start experimenting with milk...
I’m excited to share a new technique with you all today! I really love old pine furniture (I actually wrote a whole post about it awhile back!), but sometimes the color of pine can be a little too orange for my taste. I’ve been looking for a way to tone...
Have you ever been working on a piece of furniture and you find that your paint isn’t sticking? I have! And it’s super frustrating. I’ve got good news though! Usually it’s a pretty easy problem to fix. Today I want to tackle one of the biggest reasons—in my...
Well, summer is here! It’s the season of backyard barbecues, days at the lake, and lazy days on the back porch spent with friends and family. In that summer spirit, I’m sharing today a quick and easy craft project you can use to welcome guests to your home or...
It’s been a little over five years since chalk paint first became popular, which is a lifetime in the world of home decor. Five years is enough time for color trends to change 3 or 4 times, for “Farmhouse style” to transition to “Boho”,...
Awhile back I sent out a survey to a selected group of my readers asking what they would like to hear from me; what helpful information could I offer? Several of the replies mentioned wanting more help in choosing bright colors for their furniture projects. One of the...
“How do I get rid of brush strokes?” That’s one of the most common questions I get from readers and customers! Typically, as long as my finish is smooth, some light brush strokes don’t bother me much. But, when the brush strokes are really...
Antique Glaze is a great little supplement to help add depth, character, and a little age to your freshly painted piece. If you’d like to see it in action, then here’s a brief video showing you just how easy it is to use! How to Use Antique Glaze: ...
Hand painted designs can be intimidating, but they can also add simple elegance to even the most basic furniture piece. I have previously written a post called 5 Tips for Hand Painting Furniture, but I also recently did a live video demo online which I wanted to share...
Hey Everybody! Last week I shared with y’all the story of how I came to be a retailer for Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint, now as well as Fusion Mineral Paint (missed it? Read that story here).At the end of that post I promised I would break down both paint...
In case you missed the news, I am now a Certifed Retailer for Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint! If you’ve been following along with me for any amount of time, you know I’m a big fan of Marian Parsons, AKA Miss Mustard Seed. I find her...
