Vintage french provincial furniture has always been one of my favorite types of furniture to work with. Those pieces have beautiful carvings and curves, and I think paint just makes them shine! If you like french provincial makeovers, then today is your lucky...
Can anybody really have too many washstands? I honestly love these little pieces–they’re such a quick makeover and can be used in so many different spaces in your home! This one I found recently at a local flea market. The wood was kinda orangey...
If you’ve been following along with me for a while, you probably know that it’s been a long time since I have used chalk paint for my painted furniture projects. I was using chalk paint a lot in the very early days of Lost & Found, but then I...
Who’s in the mood for a great painted furniture makeover today? If that’s you, I’ve got good news! I’ve been holding onto this oak cabinet makeover for a while now, but today is the day to finally show it off. Check out the great bones on...
Who’s up for a bright and fun piece of painted furniture today? Today is your day then! I wanna share with you this yellow painted chest of drawers, and how you can get this look yourself. If I’m being honest, cool colors are more of my vibe. I tend...
Raise your hand if you’re ready for a great piece of painted furniture! I have a backlog of pieces to share with you guys–there’s been lots of painting going on to keep the Studio full, but not quite as much time for blogging! A while back I ran out...
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...
Have you ever had one of those projects that wound up dragging on and on . . . Well, this was that project for me! Not long after we moved to Arkansas, I had a friend ask me to help her update an old Hoosier-style cabinet that had been gifted to her. I...
Are you in need of a little green painted furniture inspiration? Here’s a collection of 6 gorgeously done makeovers to help jump start your own creative juices! To start off, here’s a piece I recently worked on . . . Isn’t it cute? I love those...
Today I want to share with you a true furniture rescue . . . A gentleman found this old Basset buffet left in a rental house he managed, and it was really nasty. Like, layers of dirt and I’m not sure what that is inside the drawers nasty. But it was still a...
I’m always so happy when it’s time to share another furniture makeover with you guys! I get all giddy while editing the photos and writing up the post . . . It’s just so much fun to watch a piece transform. For today’s makeover, we have this...
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...
It’s been awhile since I’ve shared a makeover here! I actually have several though that I worked on over the spring, and I’ll be posting them over the next few weeks. So if you’ve been missing them . . . lots are coming! Let’s start off...
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...
I am a sucker for these little oak washstands! I just can’t resist anytime I see one at a flea market or estate sale. I love their primitive character! I also love though just how sturdy these pieces are–that’s one of the best things about working...
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...
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...
Ready for a good old-fashioned furniture makeover today? Follow along, and I can show you how to paint your own old furniture! I have a bunch more painted furniture pieces on deck to share with you, but today let’s start with this lovely antique desk. ...
I have a quick oak washstand makeover to share with you today using Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint. I found a little oak washstand that was kinda tired looking and needed something to brighten it up a bit. Milk Paint is my go-to paint for this type of...
Awhile back this lovely dresser found its way to me . . .It actually had a large mirror as well, but unfortunately, the mirror frame had been chewed to bits by some sort of insect. Thankfully, the dresser had been spared! I love these type of pieces!They are called...
For the longest time we lived with yellow-cream walls in our living room. Not by choice–they were that color when we moved in, and we just had to make do for awhile. After 6 years though, I was finally able to hire someone to come in and paint the giant 2-story...
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...
Whenever you find a beautiful piece of furniture, with good “bones” the question always comes…”What should I do with this?” It takes some time to really feel out a piece, and decide what will give it a new life that will honor the type of...
As promised, I have a furniture makeover to share with you today! But before we get to that, I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who commented on the post I wrote recently about my chat with Miss Mustard Seed. You all had such kind and encouraging things...
