Rescued - Reimagined - Reborn
It’s a common enough scene: You’re at a garage sale, or your favorite thrift store, and you spot a furniture piece that makes your heart go pitter pat! You rush over, and WHAM! You get hit right in the face with that strong, unpleasant, musty smell! Oh no! Or maybe it’s that other boogeyman . […]
DIY furniture project costs can quickly spiral out of control as you bring a piece back to life & beauty. Don’t despair! Creative thinking and shopping can help you achieve your vision without completely emptying your wallet!
Do you love a buttery smooth finish on your wood furniture? Have you ever wondered how you can get YOUR projects to have that feel? Wipe-on poly is the way to go. Read about how YOU can get finish perfection every time without breaking the bank!
Older pieces come with history. It’s part of why I love them! Sometimes the history is mine or my family’s. Other times it has to be deduced from evidence left behind. Read about how THIS little gem had me scratching my head and laughing. My one and only (so far!) LITERAL Phoenix Furniture phoenix!
Surviving Fido & Flood – Sad Cedar Chest I rescued this sad little lady at a garage sale. She’s by Lane Furniture Company, so her build quality is great. Her appearance, however, was not. While the cedar inside was pristine, and it even had the key to the lock, life had not been kind. Not […]
Stripping furniture can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be! Learn from the mistakes I’ve made along the way, as well as some of the things I got right . . . eventually. 🙂
Alkyd paint is one of the best-kept secrets of the furniture refinishing world. It does however come with a unique set of challenges. Read about how to deal with them and why it’s well worth the effort.
In the past 48 hours I have acquired four, yes FOUR, “Grandma’s dressers.” Three were at a church rummage sale. I was told that it killed the parishioner who donated them to give them up, but they had been sitting in his garage for far too long. They were beautiful, but quite dated, and also […]
All of my furniture projects start with one of two things: a NEED or a FIND. In the case of this cute little cabinet, it started with a need. Read about how I transformed ordinary wall cabinets into an extraordinary standing cabinet that we love.