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How to Wet Sand Fusion Mineral Paint for a Super Smooth Finish
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 hooked!...
How to Update Your Fireplace with Paint
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 like...
What is Milk Paint?
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 today I want...
How to Paint Furniture Black
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 pass along my...
How to Get a Weathered Wood Look on Your Kitchen Table Top Using Paint & Stain
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 your...
How to Stencil a Dresser for a Unique Finish
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 not just looking...
Wooden Plaid Christmas Tree DIY Craft
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...
Easy Ways to Boost Your Curb Appeal; Front Entry Refresh
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...
How to Apply Glaze to Painted Furniture VIDEO TUTORIAL
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 used for...
How to Strip Furniture {Nightstand Makeover}
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 finish has been...
How to Paint Furniture with Metallic Paint
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 line of metallic...
How to Paint a Dresser with a Blended Ombre Finish
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 is an...
Makeover Posts
French Provincial Makeover with Jolie Chalk Paint
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...
Gray Painted Washstand Makeover
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 colored, so I...
Meet Our Newest Paint! {Antique Dresser Makeover}
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 stumbled on...
Painted Oak Cabinet Makeover
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 this piece?! This oak...
Yellow Painted Chest of Drawers
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 towards...
Light Blue Painted Chest of Drawers | Fusion Mineral Paint French Eggshell
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 of inventory to...
How to Get a Weathered Wood Look on Your Kitchen Table Top Using Paint & Stain
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 your...
How to Stencil a Dresser for a Unique Finish
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 not just looking...
Hoosier Cabinet Makeover with Lucketts Green Milk Paint
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 wasn't...
6 Gorgeous Makeovers: Inspiration for Green Painted Furniture
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 curvy front legs,...
Painted Basset Buffet with Fusion Mineral Paint Algonquin
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...
Antique Chest Makeover with Fusion Mineral Paint Twilight Geranium
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 beautiful Basset Italian...