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 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...
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...
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 antibiotics, and some...
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...
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...
A few weeks ago I shared this photo on my Facebook page of this great cubby shelf I found at the Canton First Monday market last month (when it was 104 degrees!). After getting it back home from Canton, it had to spend a few weeks hanging out on my back...
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...
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...
