All the Makeovers
Painted Furniture Tutorials, Projects & Makeovers
Here you’ll find a comprehensive list of painted furniture tutorials.
All in one place for your quick and helpful reference!
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
Painted Basset Buffet with Fusion’s 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’s 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...
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...
Antique Pink Floral Dresser Makeover with Redesign by Prima Transfer
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 with this one. I bought this...
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...
Painted Oak Washstand Makeover with Eulalie’s Sky Milk Paint
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 with old oak! I...
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...
Revive Your Antique Oak Chest of Drawers with Hemp Oil
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 find!...
DIY Painted Desk {Fusion Mineral Paint Little Lamb}
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. ...
Oak Washstand Makeover with Milk Paint Mustard Seed Yellow
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 piece!...
Antique Empire Dresser Makeover with Fusion Mineral Paint
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...
Milk Paint Oak TV Stand Makeover {Living Room Update Part 1 }
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 a while. After 6 years though, I was finally able to hire someone to come in and paint the...
How to Make Pine Furniture Less Orange with Fusion’s Liming Wax { Pickled Pine Chairs }
If you're trying to bring new life to furniture, paint isn't always the answer. Old pine furniture is a great example. I love pine (I actually wrote a whole post about it awhile back!), But sometimes the color of pine can be a little too orange for my...
French Provincial Buffet Makeover with Aviary Milk Paint
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 piece that it already...
A Chippy Chest of Drawers Makeover with MMS Milk Paint
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...
Metallic French Provincial Nightstand Makeover
So many times over the past few years I have thought, "If I only had a little girl . . ." Not that I don't love all my boys! I really do. But when I paint these pretty, little, feminine pieces of furniture, there's always that moment when I think that I like the...
Painted Coffee Table Makeover { Fusion Mineral Paint Bedford }
Hey Friends!! I've got a new furniture makeover to share with you today! Ya'll know how I love any piece of furniture with cane, so when I saw this coffee table at my local Habitat for Humanity Restore I snatched it up! See that caned...
Italian Provincial Chest Makeover with Fusion Mineral Paint Park Bench
Hi Friends! I'm so excited to share this makeover today. It's elegant, classy, but bold and bright. It's totally in my wheelhouse but then a little out of my comfort zone at the same time . . . So it's just a fun one to share. I got this chest of...
French Provincial Dresser Makeover in Fusion’s Inglenook
Hey friends! It's been awhile since I had a Fusion makeover to share with you! I've been on a milk paint kick lately, so my bottles of Fusion have spent some time resting on the shelf. But when I came across this 60's french provincial dresser awhile back I knew it...
2 Furniture Makeovers with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint
Hey friends! I've been working on a lot of painting projects lately--pieces keep flying out of my shops and so I'm working fast to get new pieces ready! I had the chance last week to quickly stage and photograph two of my more recent pieces...
5 Perfect Fall Paint Colors for Furniture
What colors do you think of when I say “Fall”? I bet you’re imagining orange, red, yellow, maybe even some brown or olive green, am I right? There are certain colors that come to mind for each season of the year. So when the temperatures drop and the leaves start...
How to Paint Mid Century Furniture
Hey friends! Mid Century Modern is a fantastic style, but it's also difficult to "do right" when you're trying to update the sleek modern style. I thought this would be a great opportunity to talk specifically about how to paint mid century modern...
DIY Interior Window Trim and Kitchen Makeover Reveal
Hi everybody! If you were with me last week you saw my most recent kitchen makeover project, my DIY Open Shelves. At the end of that post I promised to share the last step in my kitchen makeover, which was installing some Farmhouse Style DIY Window Trim. None of...
Fall Antique Booth Display and Marzipan Milk-Painted Dresser Reveal
Seasons move quickly in the retail world! I've learned that lesson over the past few years, and now make an effort to get my fall and Christmas decor in early. Here is the fall display I just set up at my Antique Company Mall retail space. I focused...
What I’ve Been Up to Lately and a Side Table Makeover
It's official--I have writer's block. All of my creativity has totally leaked out of my brain over the past month. I think it is some combination of the heat, humidity, and 3 little people running around my house. I have been trying and trying to come up with some...
Writing Desk Makeover with MMS Milk Paint Kitchen Scale
I have another makeover to share with you today! Last month I painted a small writing desk and it sold super quickly. After it sold, I had several customers asking if I happened to have any more writing desks in my stash--apparently there is quite...
Fusion Mineral Paint Color of the Month | Bayberry Side Table
Happy June Everyone! My kids finished up school last week, just in time for 5 days in a row of rain . . . But we are enjoying the slower pace of the summer days in spite of the constant wetness outside. I missed sharing a Fusion Color of the Month with you all last...
Color Focus & Desk Makeover | MMS Milk Paint Layla’s Mint
Hey Friends! Let's talk color today . . . specifically about the trending soft, mint color that has become quite popular in the past few years. Adding this color brings a lightness and freshness into any space. In the photo above, the room is built...
Antique Dresser Makeover using Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk 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 decorating and...
Antique Dresser Makeover with MMS Milk Paint in Shutter Gray
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 decorating and...
Inglenook Painted Nightstand | Fusion Mineral Paint April Color of the Month
Who else is excited to be welcoming spring? Honestly, it's been spring for awhile down here in Texas, but I know for some of you it's just now starting to show up. In between planting some new flowers and shrubs, getting ready to open a 2nd location, and setting up...
Empire Chest of Drawers Makeover with Fusion’s Lichen
Happy March Everbody! March is my favorite month of the year! I love the start of spring, the week off of school, and it's my birthday month 🙂 To go along with the start of spring, I picked an earthy color for this month's online shop Color Focus . . . Say hello...
Cranberry DIY Side Table Makeover
Happy February Everybody! With the start of a new month, it's time to introduce my February Fusion Color of the Month: Cranberry. Darker and richer than Ft. York Red, Cranberry is more of burgundy. It has great depth as a color, and...
Chest of Drawers Makeover with Fusion Raw Silk
I have a great makeover to share with you today!! I've been doing a good bit of painting over the past week or so, trying to fill in my empty antique mall booth space. For most of November and December it was full, but then something happened early January and...
How to Do a Farmhouse Style Desk Makeover
Today we start off a new series! Each month this year I will be highlighting one Fusion Mineral Paint color, both online and in my Antique Company Mall booth space. I thought it would be a fun way to showcase some of the lesser-known colors and offer some...
Pine Coffee Table Makeover | Farmhouse Style
I have a fun makeover to share with you all today . . . Along with a brand new color and new wood technique! Say hello to this lovely orange pine coffee table I picked up at my local thrift store. This solid wood table is sturdy and the perfect size--nothing wrong...
Fusion Midnight Blue Dining Set Makeover
Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I've checked in with you all. I hope you are enjoying the fall weather and the transition to the holiday season. Things here at Lost & Found have been a little chaotic lately, but I'll share more about that another time....
Antique Buffet Makeover | Fusion Mineral Paint Bedford
Hi everybody! It's time for another furniture makeover! Is this not a gorgeous piece? I was contacted by the owner of this antique buffet about a month ago. She had recently downsized from a home into an apartment and was wanting to really make...
Vintage Library Table Makeover | Fusion Mineral Paint Coral
Warning! I'm a little bit out of my comfort zone with this furniture makeover today! I wanted to try out a color though from the new Fall 2016 Fusion Mineral Paint Color Collection. Have you tried any of them yet? I decided to play first with Midnight Blue...
Here Piggy Piggy! Chest of Drawers Makeover in Fusion Little Piggy
I've been teasing on Facebook for a week or so now about a piece I've been working on . . . (Please excuse the neon orange-ness of this photo . . . I have no idea what was going on with my camera!) This antique chest of drawers was in great condition,...
Painted Vintage Thomasville Chest in Fusion Ash
I had the pleasure of working on making over a vintage Thomasville gentleman's chest recently. Blogger 101 fail . . . I forgot to take a before picture of the chest, so this is the picture my client provided. This chest had belonged to my client's...
Side Table Makeover with Fusion Metallics
Hey friends!! I've got a furniture makeover for you today! I know it's been a while...thanks for sticking around 🙂 The "Before" A custom work client of mine was interested in changing up the look of this small, side table she has in her...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #44
Hi everybody! We're back from our family beach vacation and we all managed to avoid getting any major sunburns (although one in our party did get stung by a jellyfish--yikes!). It was a fantastic 7 days away, but now it's time to get back to work! I have been...
Farmhouse White Antique Dresser Makeover using the Layered Color Technique
Remember this pink and gold beauty? This little antique dresser belongs to a friend of mine. It was a hand-me-down piece that she was hoping to use for her youngest daughter. Before she could move it into her daughter's new big-girl room though, we...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #43
Hi friends!! Welcome to Week #43 of Friday's Furniture Fix! As you read this, I am sitting at the beach on our family vacation . . . So we're gonna move through this week's party super-quick! Just a friendly reminder of who your hosts are for the...
“Little Whale” Tones for Tots Chest Makeover
If you're a furniture makeover fan, today is your lucky day!I have a great one to share with you, featuring another color from the brand new Fusion Mineral Paint Tones for Tots Collection. Last week I shared a makeover using Little Lamb and Little Stork, which are...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #42
Hi friends!! Welcome to Week #42 of Friday's Furniture Fix! We've been having so much rain here lately it's been challenging to get much painting done. I hope that's not the same story for you all though--I'm ready to see some more of your fantastic...
Trashed Dresser Turned Changing Table with Fusion Mineral Paint Little Lamb
Last week I introduced to you the new line of colors from Fusion Mineral Paint, called the Tones for Tots Collection. Today, I have my first makeover using a TFT color to share. I found this old dresser stuck in a back corner at a local antique mall. It was...
Brand New Fusion Mineral Paint Colors–Tones for Tots Collection
Happy Weekend everyone!! I'm helping to spread the news about Fusion Mineral Paint's brand-spankin' new line of colors! This is the Tones for Tots Collection, and the color palette is designed with infant nurseries and children's spaces in mind...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #40
Hi friends! What kind of projects have you been working on this week? I've been doing some things around the house and working on freshening up my antique booth space. I have two furniture projects waiting in the wings, and I hope I can get started on those next...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #39
Hi friends! How has your week been? My neck and back is on the mend (thankfully!) although the doctor still says no extra work or heavy lifting for at least another week. So I guess I still have an excuse to do some extra laying around 🙂 I hope you all have had...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #38
Welcome everybody to Friday's Furniture Fix #38! How has the week been? I've been dealing with some neck pain and was told by my doctor today no heavy lifting for the next month . . . Hmm, that may be a little tough in my line of work! Just a...
4 Different Styles for White Painted Furniture
Some of my least favorite words to hear are "I just want to paint it white." I really try to avoid painting anything white . . . Not because I don't like the style, but more so because I want to be creative and try something new and fun. I know I'm probably...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #37
Welcome everybody to Friday's Furniture Fix #37! I hope you all out there stayed safe during the storms that passed through this week. Thankfully they weren't too bad here! Just a friendly reminder of who your hosts are for the party . . . And if...
Front Door Refresh with Fusion Mineral Paint and a Giveaway!
Do you remember last year when we did the post highlighting the Fusion Metallics? I teamed up with 4 other bloggers to show off different ways to use the metallics and also had a giveaway where one person won a fantastic prize package from Fusion Mineral Paint...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #36
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have all had a wonderful week and are ready for the weekend. It's been a busy stretch for our family--celebrating my youngest's 4th birthday and our 12 year anniversary, all while having family visiting in town! Whew, I'm a...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #35
Welcome to the weekend and another week of Friday's Furniture Fix! We had a great party last week--a wonderful turnout and so many beautiful furniture makeovers to look through. I would love to hear what pieces caught your eye. Be sure to note that...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #34
Happy Friday everyone! How was your week? This past week seemed to go by especially fast. My youngest had his 4th birthday and my mom came in town to visit, so we had lots going on! But it's time now for another Friday's Furniture Fix! Last week we...
Painting the Island; DIY Kitchen Island Makeover Part 2
In case you need a refresher, here is where my kitchen island started: Yep, it's your basic, builder-grade island with a laminate countertop. Nothing particularly special about it, except the fact that the builder was nice enough to wire in two electrical outlets...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #33
Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeee . . . . . Happy Birthday to Me 🙂 Yes, today is the day I begin my official "downhill slide" towards 40 (meaning I turned 36, in case my metaphor was too vague--haha). What special thing am I...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #32
Spring is officially here and Easter is just around the corner . . . I hope you all are enjoying the warming weather! You know what other season has just arrived? Furniture Painting Season! Yep, time to get out in that garage and paint some pieces while it's warm...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #31
Welcome to another Friday's Furniture Fix! I hope you all had fantastic week. I spent a lot of time this week digging in the dirt--hopefully here in a few weeks I will have some vegetables to show for my hard work. I'm keeping my fingers crossed (right next to my...
Three Tips for Painting Furniture Red
A while back a friend posted on Facebook that she was giving away a vintage Dixie bedroom set--a full-size bed with headboard and footboard, along with a chest of drawers. I waited for a bit (I think maybe a day) before I commented that I would gladly take it, to...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #30
Welcome to another Friday's Furniture Fix! I hope you all had a wonderful week. We are just finishing up our spring break, and unfortunately it rained all week, which was a bummer. We made the best of it though! Back to the party . . . This is a...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #29
Happy Friday everybody! Welcome to edition #29 of the Friday's Furniture Fix Link Party! This is a furniture-themed party (kinda obvious by the name!) and it starts every Friday at 9AM CST. Closing time is Sunday at 11PM CST, so be sure to get your...
Modern Chest of Drawers Furniture Makeover
I teased you all a few days ago with a picture of this chest of drawers. It was a Craigslist find, and I was lucky enough to live right down the street from the seller! When I picked up the chest it was a lot bigger than I was expecting it to be....
What is Burled Wood and Why You Shouldn’t Paint It
I will admit it--I am a nerd. I like to watch "educational" tv shows where I learn random tidbits of information. One such show I watched awhile back was called Filthy Riches, on the National Geographic Channel. The show chronicles a few different so-called "blue...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #28
I don't know about you, but I am thankful the weekend is almost here! This is the point in the school year when everybody (Mommy included) is a little tired from the crazy school week schedule and ready for a break. I think the zoo is calling our family's name...
Friday’s Furniture Fix #26
Yay! I'm so excited to be joining in, starting this week, as a co-host for Friday's Furniture Fix Link Party. This is a furniture-themed party (kinda obvious by the name!) and will start on Friday mornings at 9AM CST and end on Sunday evenings at...
Milk Paint Chest of Drawers Makeover
A few weeks ago at one of my favorite local flea markets, I ran into a frequent Fusion Mineral Paint customer of mine. My customer and her husband are actually regular vendors at the market and she was so kind to show me through her booth. I love getting to know...
Maple Dresser Makeover
What are your thoughts when you see this little dresser? Does it look dated to you? Or do you think it shouts "farmhouse style!" Would you notice this dresser in a space or do you think it's too blah to stand-out? Personally, I like it as-is. I think the light,...
DIY Nightstand Makeover Using Fusion Studio Metallics
I am super excited to share this nightstand makeover with you today!For one, I love how this project turned out and I will enjoy sharing a new paint method with you.But also, I get to partner with 4 other great bloggers in showcasing Fusion Metallics while also...
Builder-Grade Kitchen Island Upgrade
A few months ago I started showing you all a project I was working on for a friend. She wanted to add some "umphh" to her otherwise boring, builder-grade, kitchen island. We decided together on a plan to customize the island with a tall baseboard, picture...
Dining Room Buffet Furniture Makeover using Fusion Mineral Paint Champlain
I am so excited to show you this project! Normally, I am not one to go for painting a piece all white, but I love how this piece turned out. I met my lovely client via a referral from another client (the white China Cabinet client). She had this great buffet...
Top 5 Furniture Makeovers of 2015
The end of the year is approaching, which means it's time for all those "Best of 2015" posts 🙂 I enjoy looking back at the stats from the year and seeing, overall, what you all enjoyed the most. And I get to relive the makeovers a little bit in the process as...
Small Chest Makeover in Fusion Linen
Well it's been awhile since yall have heard from me . . . What can I say? Life has been a little crazy. But to make up for my absence, I have a great furniture makeover to share with you today! I bought this little maple chest off of a Facebook garage sale group a...
Transform a Sewing Table Panel with Fusion Transfer Gel
Hi everyone! I have a quick little project to share with you today. Since I first tried the Fusion Transfer Gel a few weeks ago, I have been wanting to play around with it more and see what other things I can create with it (read about my first Transfer Gel...
Fusion Liberty Blue Modern Chest of Drawers { Furniture Makeover }
I found this little chest of drawers at last month's flea market. I loved the dual tone of the wood drawer fronts and wish I could have salvaged them, but the piece was pretty beaten up. The problem with these modern-lined pieces is that once you paint them,...
Coffee Table Goes Glam, Halfway
Over the weekend I got a text from Julie, the owner of The Feathered Nest, asking if I could get together a half-painted piece of furniture to showcase in her Fusion Mineral Paint window display. I loved the idea so much of having a half-finished piece, but I...
DIY Bathroom Upgrade Reveal
I'm finally finished with boys' upstairs bathroom! If you remember, I first shared with you my plans for our upstairs bathroom back in January. When we moved into our house, all three of the bathrooms still had their lovely, early 90's...
Thrift Store Desk Furniture Makeover in Fusion Mineral Paint Limestone
A few weeks ago I dropped into my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore, looking for some faux wood blinds, but instead found this: I haven't done alot of furniture hunting at ReStores (check here to see if you have any in your area), but after finding this beauty I...
Fusion’s Buttermilk Cream Oak Washstand { Furniture Makeover }
This little oak washstand was a recent Craigslist find. Washstands like this are my favorite pieces to work on--they are a great size that can fit anywhere, and are usually sturdy and make for a very quick makeover. I almost always try to keep the tops of these oak...
Painted China Cabinet Using Fusion Champlain { Furniture Makeover }
I have been getting a growing number of requests for custom work from local people. In the past, I have shied away from doing custom painting jobs, mainly because I have been so busy with painting my own pieces that the time for painting others just isn't there....
Duncan Phyfe Style Dining Set [Furniture Makeover]
Hi everybody! This is just a quick post with a few "after" shots of the Duncan Phyfe-style dining set I finally finished over the weekend. I have had this set since this past October, and it has been lurking in my garage ever since. I finally got motivated enough...
My 5 Favorite Furniture Artists
I get a lot of inspiration from various other bloggers and "furniture artists" I have discovered over the past three years online. You may already be familiar with the lovely women I am about to share, or their names may be new to you. Either way, their work...
Fusion Ft. York Red Oak Dresser { Furniture Makeover }
I met this little oak dresser a few months ago at Canton Trade Days. Like most oak dressers, it was well-built and sturdy. Its drawers still functioned well and the wood was overall in good condition, with just a few minor nicks and scratches on the top. Usually...
Turning a Repurposed Cabinet Into a Handsome Potting Bench with Fusion Mineral Paint
Want to know what I got my husband for our anniversary? This lovely pair of old cabinets! Haha! You may think I'm joking, but I'm not. Now before you go thinking I am a terrible wife, let me explain . . . My husband and I typically don't do large...
Free Craigslist Vanity {Furniture Makeover}
Flipping furniture for profit can be like hunting treasure. It's not often that I manage to score completely free furniture, but when I do, I'm ecstatic. Other people I know seem to always be finding things in the alleyways (yes, we have alleys in Texas just like...
A Stunning Ash Dresser { Furniture Makeover }
Selling painted furniture means that you are constantly seeing old pieces come back to life. It was no different with this exquisite dresser. For you wood furniture purists out there, let me go ahead and say that I know this dresser has beautiful, burled wood...
This China Cabinet Gets New Life with Fusion Mineral Paint { Furniture Makeover }
Selling painted furniture is all about the before and after. So, I have a good ol' fashioned furniture makeover to share with you all today, yay! I am getting ready for an upcoming weekend market (more about that later), so there will be lots of furniture...
Petite Champness Nightstand and a Gift { Furniture Makeover }
First, let me start off by quickly addressing my last post. Judging by the comments I have received, it was not an enjoyable read for many of you, and for that I apologize. If you want further clarification on what I was trying to communicate, I encourage you to...
Estate Sale Problems & Another Duncan Phyfe Table
It's the thing I dread most at every estate sale. I'm negotiating the price of a furniture piece with the estate sale worker, and they casually ask, "What do you plan to do with it?" I take a deep breath, smile a big smile, and respond, "I makeover furniture. I...
Revived Vintage Drop Leaf Table { Furniture Makeover }
Remember this cute maple drop-leaf table project from last year? I painted the base in 2 layers of MMS Milk Paint with a Vaseline resist layer in between. I was hoping for a lot more chipping on the table base to help give it that farmhouse look, but milk paint has...
Layla’s Mint Milk Paint Dresser { Furniture Makeover }
It's the third day of our spring break, and the sun is finally out here in Texas! It's been two week solid of gloomy, cold weather--and I am over it! The bad news though is that we have two ill members of our household, so our spring break has been pretty low key....
Elegant Hand Painted Antique Desk { Furniture Makeover }
Are you getting tired of hearing me talk about Fusion Mineral Paint? I sure hope not 🙂 (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, try going back and reading this post). If you follow me on Facebook you have learned a lot already about this new furniture paint on...
Apron Strings Milk Paint Dresser { Furniture Makeover }
I have been on a furniture buying binge lately. Sometimes I can't help myself when I see something great for sale. That's the story of these two oak dressers . . . Both were being sold for a fantastic price and were in very good structural shape. These are actually...
Lovely Little Secretary Desk { Furniture Makeover }
It's been one c-razy week! The stomach bug hit my family this past Monday, so I had to set down my computer and paint brush to be on full-time standby in the event of a you-know-what episode. Ughh. So far my husband and I have managed to escape it, but you never...
The Second French Provincial Chest { Furniture Makeover }
So I shared with you a few days ago some furniture prep and cleaning tips, and gave you a peek at my new makeover project: I came across this gorgeous french provincial bedroom set this summer while responding to an ad on Craigslist for a cast iron bed. The lady...
Flow Blue Milk Paint Desk { Furniture Makeover }
I went back and forth, trying to decide if this piece was a desk or a vanity . . . I've decided to settle on desk. I think in my earlier posts where I walked you through the prep on this piece I called it a vanity, so please forgive my inconsistencies! Let's get...
Antique Chair Reupholstery Project
It's been awhile since I've messed around with some fabric. I have enjoyed teaching myself some basic reupholstery skills, but man, upholstery is a beating! My arms and fingers get so sore from pulling out staples and the pieces always take longer...
Getting A Weathered Look | Antique Chest Dry Brush Makeover
Craigslist has been very kind to me lately. I haven't been able to make it out to as many flea markets and estate sales as I usually like to hit, so I have been having to make up for it by hunting down finds on CL. Two weeks ago, this great antique gentleman's...
Rustic Oak Dresser { Furniture Makeover }
If it seems like I've been cranking out more furniture makeovers than normal lately . . . well, I have 🙂 I wrote last week about the selling binge that has been going on at my mall and my meager efforts to keep up with the demand. This great antique oak dresser...
One Day Painting with Chalk Paint Makeover and a Giveaway
Every once in awhile I stumble upon a really easy furniture piece to makeover. It's so nice when a piece comes to me sturdy, with no chipped veneer or missing knobs, no broken drawer bottoms . . . just in need of new paint. I don't buy these easy pieces...
Primitive Milk Paint Cabinet { Furniture Makeover }
I love hidden potential, kinda like rooting for the underdog, you know? I love when I find a piece that has been completely looked over because of it's obvious outer flaws, but is something that still can have a new life with some good TLC. This handmade cabinet...
Before & After | Dining Set Makeover With Chalk Paint
I hope you all had a chance to read in my last post about all the prep work this Duncan Phyfe style dining table needed. A makeover was in order and chose to do a makeover with chalk paint. It was a giant project--dining sets usually are! This is my 4th set to...
Is This Too Chippy for Chip Gaines? Using the Vaseline Resist Technique with Milk Paint
Let me start off by saying I didn't discover this process . . . other bloggers out there have shared how this works before. But I love using this technique on pieces and wanted to share with you how it has turned out for me. Most of you...
Dixie Chest-on-Chest: Painting Furniture with Chalk Paint
Happy Friday everyone! Today I am so excited to be the featured shop owner at Coastal Charm's weekly feature "Shop Talk". When Linda asked me to be the guest for the week, I was honored and thrilled to share a little more about Lost & Found on...
Luckett’s Green Milk Paint Chest of Drawers
I promised you all in my last post some "after" photos of this cute little chest I recently bought. It was a Craigslist find, and in really good shape. I love the 4-drawer size too, it's just kind of petite and fits well into most any space. A few...
Artissimo Milk Paint Secretary
If you like a good old fashioned furniture makeover, you're in for a treat today. Over the weekend I finished up this cute little solid-wood secretary I found a few weeks ago at a garage sale. The wood was in very good condition, so it was a perfect...
Milk Paint Vanity Makeover
Remember this giant furniture haul I found on Craigslist back in March? Well, this great Duncan Phyfe style vanity was one of the pieces I purchased. It was in pretty bad shape, lots of chipping and missed veneer and a really roughed up top. But, I...
Dining Table Makeover and Plaster Paint Review
I love finishing a project, don't you? It's always so gratifying to get to the end of something and say, "I did that!" This is the third dining set I have redone (you can see the other two here and here) and each one has provided it's own challenges. This cute...
French Provincial Bedroom Set Reveal
You may remember a month or so ago, after whining on here about not being able to find any affordable french provincial bedroom pieces in my area on Craigslist, I came upon this fantastic vintage Basset set for sale on Facebook. A friend tipped me off...
Waterfall Chest of Drawers Reveal: Painting Furniture with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
Hello everybody! It's been a long week away. I appreciate all of you who offered prayer and kind words after the sudden passing of my Uncle last week (read here to be updated).My husband and I had a really great trip down to southern Georgia to be with...
Announcement and Painting Progress
Happy St. Patrick's Day! It seems appropriate on this day that celebrates the Irish and all things green, to tell you all about a fantastic green company. Please let me introduce to you Wholemade by Jen, an organic, all-natural line of personal skin care...
Cherry Blossom Dresser Milk Paint Makeover
I have a confession: I have to give credit to Miss Mustard Seed for the design of this dresser. She refinished one last summer with a hand-painted cherry blossom pattern on the drawer fronts and I loved it! I have been hunting forever for a small...
How to Reupholster a French Chair | Makeover Reveal
It’s finished! I have been teasing you all for quite some time now about this French chair project. It was a thrift store find, and I was excited to try my hand at upholstery again after working on a French Settee last summer. The chair’s structure was...
Selecting Fabric for Reupholstery | French Chair Makeover
I have made some great progress with my French chair this week! Yay! Last week was way too busy to accomplish anything with it, so it's nice to be making some headway. Selecting fabric for reupholstery can be a headache, so I thought I would tell a little more...
How To – Dry Brush Painting
I was able to do some painting on my chair project today, and I thought I'd walk you through my process of dry brush painting while I was at it! I knew I wanted to paint it with the dry brush technique. I first learned of dry brush painting from...
New Project
Remember this beauty that I found last summer? Working on this French settee was my first attempt at reupholstering anything. It was a beast of a project. But, after all of the labor, it turned out like this It found a new home in a little girl's French-themed...
Kid’s Room Makeover
I wrote in my last post about my battle with cedar allergies . . . unfortunately about 10 hours after that post published I woke up with fever, aches, and my dinner from the night before showing back up (if you know what I mean!) Yep, now I have the flu. They keep...
Changing it Up
I am at battle with the Mountain Cedar trees of Central Texas, at least that is what the news tells me. This past week has been one long, continuous sneeze, and I have heard that it's a result of strong winds blowing the cedar pollen into our Dallas area. Yuck....
Dried Lavender Milk Paint | Chest Makeover Reveal
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We enjoyed our family time together, although I have to admit I am glad to get back to "normal" today. Christmas day started nice and early in our house, so we were all quite tired. Before the holiday got into full...
Running vs. Painting
We are in between cold spells here in N. Texas. Two weekends ago we were iced in for 4 days, but since then the temperature has been steadily rising to the peak today of a pleasant 70 degrees. The cold and rain is supposed to return this weekend though, so I've...
Farmhouse Dresser
I haven't been doing much painting lately, mainly because I haven't found anything worth painting! But a few weeks ago I grabbed this sturdy old dresser off a Facebook garage sale site. It had great, simple lines but was stained with an...
Two-Tone Chest of Drawers
I finished one of my projects! Yay!! It is such a great feeling to mark something completely off of your list. This week started out a little rough because of a nasty cold we had going around our house. But after a trip to the doctor, some...
In the hopper . . .
Here in Texas, we don't have basements, or real attics for that matter. All we have is the garage, and mine isn't a particularly large one. The garage is where just about all of my furniture finds and projects end up. I work real hard to get it cleared...
Artissimo Sideboard
My husband is finally back from his looooong international trip, so we are all celebrating here! I had one major project I wanted to do while he was gone, and with my mother-in-law's babysitting help I was able to knock it out last weekend. I found this great...
Dining Table #2 Reveal
A month ago, I accidentally bought an antique dining table and 4 chair set. I say accidentally because I made someone on a Facebook garage sale site a really low offer, never thinking they would accept it, and they did! Whoops. I broke the news in a car ride to...
Dining Table Reveal
I finally finished the last of my four major summer furniture projects! Yay! This French Provincial dining room table set was the last thing on my list. I bought it from a lady on a Facebook garage sale site who was selling it for her elderly mother. It had the...
Henry Link Dresser Makeover | Lost & Found
Several months ago while I was working on my Duck Egg dressers, I decided to paint one of my own pieces while I had the extra Duck Egg Annie Sloan paint. It was this piece, given to use for free back when my husband was getting his Master's Degree and we were...
An Adventure in Upholstery
About a month ago I was hurting for something to do on a Friday afternoon, so I decided to throw all 3 boys in the car and head out to this country estate sale in Pilot Point, Texas, about an hour from my house. By the time I got there most of the best stuff was...
Empire Buffet Makeover Reveal
It's finally finished! I've been working on this wonderful empire buffet for about two months now, and today it is finally done. I've teased a lot on this piece, so I'll just jump right into the pictures. Empire Buffet Furniture Makeover: The Before Remember, this...
Hand Painted Gray Chest Furniture Makeover
Well I promised in my last post to show more about my most recent project, this wonderful antique chest of drawers. Remember the teaser? This was a really fun project for me and my first attempt at a hand-painted design. I'll walk you through the process. Here is...
So Chippy Even Chip Gaines is Jealous: Using the Two-Tone Layered Milk Paint
A few weeks ago I got a text from a friend asking if I knew anyone who bought antiques . . . I responded, "Yes, me!" Her husband's grandmother had passed away and the family was ready to start selling some of the furniture and decor they had chosen not to keep. She...
Duck Egg Dressers
I finished a MAJOR project! Yay! Two weeks ago I saw these beautiful antique "His" and "Hers" dressers for sale on Craigslist. They looked stunning in the pictures, and seemed to be in great shape for their age. Turned out they were being sold by another dealer...
More Green!
One of the tricks to running a successful antique booth is to make sure your inventory rotates often. I've had an antique washstand hanging out in my space up at Antique Company Mall for a month or two, which is longer than I would like. So, I decided it was time...
Milk Paint Dresser Makeover
I'm sorry it's been awhile . . . I've had sick kiddos, school projects, Easter and birthday planning, and some furniture projects too. But I'm back! I wanted to share with you all one of this milk paint dresser makeover I've been working on. Remember the tacky...
If I Only Had a Guest Room
I want to share with you one of my favorite lost and found treasures. A beautiful French Provincial bed and dresser set that I discovered a few weeks ago. I ran up to an estate sale in a small town about 45 north of where I live, and happened upon this...
Welcome to Lost & Found
Thank you so much for visiting my blog! My name is Melanie and I recently opened a vintage home décor shop at a local antique mall. I have always loved “junk” and decorating my home with the unique. I am loving hunting for those special pieces now and stocking my...
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Antique Company Mall
Historic Downtown McKinney, TX
