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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
Hi Friends! While this post DOES have some small business insights, I’ll confess that it’s also about 80% pure eye candy 🙂 I had to share these amazing images with you from my recent trip to Niagara Falls. They are too amazing NOT to share! Have you ever...
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...
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 shelf...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
So last week I promised you all a tour through my new retail space . . . Here it is! Today I am excited to walk you through Lyla’s Clothing, Decor & More, a lovely little boutique in downtown, Plano Texas. Quick background on how I found this...
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...
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...
Today marks the 9th day since my spinal surgery (wondering why? Read about that here), and it’s for sure been the best day yet! Thank you so much to everyone who left encouraging comments here as well as on my Facebook page and Instagram feed! I really felt the...
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...
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...
Christmas-time is typically not a big selling season for Lost & Found, especially where my antique booth is concerned. For whatever reason, I have never really been able to harness the power of the holiday shopper. I’ve come to accept that this is usually a...
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...
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...
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...
This post has been a loooong time in coming! I have been working on making over my kitchen, little by little, since December of 2014. This isn’t a great “before” picture, but imagine the rest of the kitchen looking like this little corner, with blue...
Have you heard the buzz about the newest product in the Fusion Mineral Paint line? It’s all about this . . . Fusion Fresco! Fresco is a mix-in powder that changes the texture of the paint and can be used to create a variety of distressed and weathered...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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 literally...
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...
I don’t like to be given a sales pitch. I don’t like feeling talked into something. I don’t like being told that I “need” this or that to really have it together.Anybody else out there with me?Well, guess what? I’m about to give...
