I love furniture with a story behind it. This little chest spent many, many years inside of an old house in Maine where our friend, Eileen, spent her childhood summers. She remembers opening the lid and peeking inside. This chest held treasure! This was the spot where her family stored all of the toys and … Continue reading A New Look For An Antique Chest Filled With Fun Memories
You Can Learn How To Paint Furniture (What A Great New Year’s Resolution!)
When I sat down last night to write this blog post about the paint projects I wanted to complete in my own home this year, a new heater wasn’t on the list ... * * * Then a weird sound started coming through the vents---part grinding, part squealing. That can’t be good! We’ll need to … Continue reading You Can Learn How To Paint Furniture (What A Great New Year’s Resolution!)
Kiss Your Brass Goodbye! (And Your Ugly Old Lampshade Too)
Hello, 2015! This seems like a good time to complete all of those half-finished projects I started waaaaaay back in 2014. If you have been to our shop, All Things New Again in Leesburg, VA, in the past six months or so … you may have seen me working on this lampshade. That stencil—with its … Continue reading Kiss Your Brass Goodbye! (And Your Ugly Old Lampshade Too)
DIY Paint Tutorial: When All Else Fails, Crackle The Heck Out Of It
We'll get to the blah-blah-blah on how I painted this vintage red buffet in a minute, but for now let's go straight to the “after” pictures. Here it is! Yeah, baby! I (FINALLY!) love this buffet. If you recall, this is the buffet that didn’t turn out as I originally planned when a weird seam mark appeared … Continue reading DIY Paint Tutorial: When All Else Fails, Crackle The Heck Out Of It