Hey Friends! Today is the day to take you on a tour of our new Painted Furniture & Home Decor Studio! This little space has been seven years in the making. From a rented antique booth space the size of a jacuzzi bathtub to our own brick and mortar shop,...
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...
Today I want to do a little “Milk Paint Education” here on the blog. Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint is such an amazing and fun paint to work with! I would love to help you become more familiar with it so you can start experimenting with milk...
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 awhile. After 6 years though, I was finally able to hire someone to come in and paint the giant 2-story...
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...
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 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...
To all of my regular readers . . . I owe you an apology. I think I may have confused a lot of you! After two years of posting about Fusion Mineral Paint, all of a sudden I’ve started talking about something else entirely–Miss Mustard Seed’s...
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...
When I first started painting furniture pieces to sell about 4 years ago, I wanted to antique finish everything. Dark wax was all the rage and every piece I saw around me seemed to have that aged, vintage finish. But as time went on, I found myself using an...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
A friend of mine had this little antique dresser passed down to her recently. And you may not be able to really tell from the photo, but that’s not light maple wood–it’s sponge-painted gold. Yikes . . . Just not the best...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Let me start out this post by saying very clearly that I am not a great artist. You may think that only someone with great artistic skills could ever hand-paint. But trust me, that’s not true! If you ask me to draw any animal just from my memory, I...
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...
Today is the day!!! Furniture Flipper: A Short Guide to Starting Your Own Furniture Painting Business My ebook is now available for download! I feel giddy ? I have always wanted to write a book. But I never thought the first book I write though would be about...
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...
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...
Guess what–I found the lost pictures showing how the Fusion Mineral Paint antique glaze works! Yay! (do you know about Fusion Mineral Paint?) Last week I posted the makeover for this little oak washstand and mentioned that I had some great pictures showing the...
I love when I get the chance to talk with a paint customer, either in person or over email, who wants to paint a piece of furniture for the first time. I really do think that anyone, with a little help and practice, can learn how to do this. (do you know about...
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....
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...
I get so many questions every day from people I interact with, both in person and online, about what makes Fusion Mineral Paint different. When people first see it or hear of it, there is an assumption that it is just another chalk-type furniture paint to hit...
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...
Garage sale and flea market season is here! And you know what that means . . . lots of great vintage furniture is out there just waiting for a new owner and a new look. Have you ever thought about starting your own business remaking old furniture? Whether it’s...
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...
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...
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 a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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