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My most talked about furniture finish

Every time I do this silver faux finish and post it on my Facebook page, you all go ga-ga!!!! It's gorgeous, isn't it?? (This post may contain affiliate links that help support my DIY blog. I only blog about products I use and love!) We do this silver furniture finish…

December 19, 2013

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Play up your furniture’s assets!

Ladies, have you seen the TV show "What NOT To Wear"? There are "rules" for picking out clothes for yourself. You should select items that flatter and play up your assets. And on the flip side.... stay away from clothes that draw attention to your flaws. And guess what??? I…

December 13, 2013

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Your fireplace is begging to be a focal point!

(Glaze over the original enameled fireplace) So are you decorating your fireplace for Christmas? Maybe adding some stockings? Some garland? Gazing into a roaring fireplace as the temps keep dropping? (My fireplace, decorated for fall) Well, I don't know about you, but as soon as Christmas decorations have…

December 2, 2013

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Hey, you still have time to make a Christmas sign out of barnwood

Did you see the fun JOY sign I made for our front steps for the Christmas season? I am trying to control myself to not put it up before Thanksgiving! I love it so much! I was totally inspired by this Joy Sign photo that I found on…

November 12, 2013

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The furniture piece that fell from the sky

Check out the red buffet we just painted and sold!!! It was a totally fun piece to paint because of the piece's "story". A few weeks ago, I was driving down a country road to a client's house and saw this on the side of the road: (this post contains…

April 23, 2013

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Chevron wall —- learn from our mistakes!!

We have working ferociously on several new faux finishes for a house which will be on the Spring Parade of Homes in Kansas City. New finishes are always fun....but there is always a learning curve for sure!!!! EVERYTHING works on a sample board....the challenge is getting it to work…

March 5, 2013

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Whats up with the SILVER LEAF craze?

One of my first faux finishing jobs 12 years ago was this gold leaf ceiling (I am cringing a little posting this.....but 12 years ago...this house was BEAUTIFUL!!! The chandelier was not yet installed for the photo!). The designer was asking me to duplicate a high end wallpaper. Parts of the…

February 26, 2013

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I was a Mercury Glass / Looking Glass newbie

You all know what "mercury glass" is, right? Pottery Barn has made it famous. Well, it's not the cheapest thing in the world to buy. And, I kept seeing Krylon's "LOOKING GLASS" all over the Internet....with promises that it resembled mercury glass. So I decided to try it.It was…

February 5, 2013

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Peacock blue paint color…..my latest addiction

This is the "peacock blue" end table that we just finished painting. This is the color "Blue Mosque" from Sherwin Williams that we painted it in. This is a closeup of the yumminess. I have fallen in love with what I am calling the "peacock blues".Gorgeous.

October 22, 2012

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Don’t throw out that old oak china cabinet

Grandma's old china cabinet can look 20th century.....Black paint.Sanded edges.Faux finish on the wall behind it.Grandma's china cabinet is now alllllllllll goooooooooood.

April 11, 2012

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