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...
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...
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...
It’s been a few years now since the popularity of Mid Century Modern furniture pieces began to grow. I think the trend is probably now here to stay, at least awhile. What used to be more on the fringe of the average decorating style has now become much more...
By far the most frequent questions I get from people who are thinking about trying out the new furniture paints (chalk paint, milk paint, plaster paint) are regarding paste furniture wax. They typically go something like this: “Why do I have to use the...
The hunt is over. You have been faithfully scouring flea markets and Marketplace for what feels like forever, and now you have found that perfect piece of vintage furniture. It’s in your garage, waiting for your magical touch to transform it into a thing...
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 who...
Update April 2015 . . . My tips and opinions in this post ring true for pretty much any furniture project, however I now use Fusion Mineral Paint in replacement of chalk paint (any brand). I have found Fusion to be more affordable and produce more durable results, and...
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...
I feel that I have to speak up in defense of all the great pieces of old wooden furniture that are being snatched up by us furniture painters to be painted with chalk paint. Some not so great things are happening to some fantastic furniture pieces! When I look back at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I’ve been re-doing old, cast-off furniture for about 7 years now. It all started as an affordable way for my husband and I to furnish our home. Then, I discovered that other people were interested in the pieces I had painted, so I decided to try my hand...
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 my family...
Craigslist has not been very kind to me lately, but my luck began to turn around a few days ago. I saw an ad for two antique French upholstered chairs that were for sale right down the street from me for a great price. When I went to see them the next morning, I had...
Last night was my husband’s birthday, yay! To celebrate, my youngest decided to come down with the croup, boo . . . If you’ve ever had a little one with croup, it really isn’t fun. It involves lots of being awake at night, sitting in steamy showers...
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 sound,...
We just finished up the third week on Lost & Found’s new blog platform! It has been a lot of work establishing new traffic and getting the site up and running, but I’m so happy with its progress. My faithful wordpress.com followers have come with me,...
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...
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....
I love the color blue. It’s my favorite color, and I have it splashed throughout my home. Most of my clothes are blue, and I guess I’m lucky that I have three boys because they get to wear mostly blue too! Given that love, I was excited to see the cover of...
The new year is almost here, it’s always fun to see what were the highlights of the year that’s ending. I started this blog in February, and here is a quick peek at the top 5 posts from then until now. 1. Hand-Painted Gray Chest This was my first attempt...
I get lots of questions from friends and family about what types of paint I use to paint furniture and what my thoughts are on the different paints available. Most of those questions center around milk paint vs chalk paint–the two hot furniture paints out on...
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 the...
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...
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...
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 gone,...
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...
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...
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