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China Cabinet Makeover Before And After
Some people might think china cabinets are nothing but an outdated furnishing of the past, but I couldn’t disagree more. Whether it’s richly stained wood or brightly painted, a china cabinet with clean, traditional lines can still be an asset to any interior. In this post, I’ll show you my latest china cabinet makeover before…
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How To Use Peel and Stick Wallpaper On Furniture
Have a piece of furniture in need of an update? Undoubtedly, you’ve already thought of painting it, but have you considered also adding a fun splash of pattern with peel and stick wallpaper? One of my favorite things to do when flipping furniture is to add a bold pattern inside the drawers, on shelves or…
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Green Is The New Black! (Painted Dresser In Benjamin Moore Salamander)
I came across this beautiful American of Martinsville dresser with this incredible brass hardware. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to give it a facelift and paint it a beautiful color. Now, WHAT color stumped me for a bit until I saw this moody shade of dark green, Benjamin Moore Salamander!…
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Coffey So Glossy! (Painting Dresser With Fine Paints of Europe Hollandlac Brilliant)
Want to give your old furniture an upgrade? Take a look at how transformed this Kent Coffey Lancia dresser and gave it a complete makeover. Thanks to this gorgeous glossy navy blue paint from Fine Paints of Europe Hollandlac Brilliant, this dresser is the perfect addition to any bedroom! Be sure to check out my…
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Sherwin Williams Blushing – Dresser Before & After
Looking for the perfect soft pink paint color for your next makeover? Whether you’re painting walls, cabinets or a piece of furniture, Sherwin Williams Blushing is one of the sweetest and most charming shades of light blush out there. In this post, I’ll show you how this dresser painted in Sherwin Williams Blushing went from…
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How to Brush Fine Paints of Europe Hollandlac Brilliant
If you’ve ever found yourself spellbound by a glossy painted piece of furniture and wondered how you can achieve the same look without spending a fortune on fancy spray equipment or a professional paint booth, then you’ll find several helpful tips and tricks throughout this article. Keep reading to learn more about how to brush…
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How To Remove Smoke Smell From Wood Furniture
So you just found a sweet deal on a dresser on Craigslist. You went through the trouble of setting up the deal, driving to the location, loading it up, more driving, unloading it at your house, you know the whole rigmarole. Then you realize something is bad wrong. It’s steeped in cigarette smoke. Oy vey…
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Black Painted China Cabinet
If you’re new around here, you may not be aware of my painted china cabinet obsession. If you have been around a while, you may be tired of hearing of said obsession. There’s this one painted in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and this one in high gloss white and this fella in Kelly green (which…
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Faux Bamboo Bali Hai
Ah faux bamboo furniture, I just love you so much. I don’t know what it is about it, but I can’t get enough! If you’re not familiar with the furniture-speak, lemme introduce you. This is a dresser from the Bali Hai collection by Henry Link. Nothing that special, right? Bedrooms all over the country had…
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How To Spray High Gloss Paint
About five years ago, I fell in love with a photo of a dresser that I stumbled upon while scrolling through Pinterest. I remember my exact reaction as I immediately stopped scrolling. You know the look: raised brows, wide eyes, gaping mouth. Call me dramatic if you will, but I was completely blown away…
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Pretty Bathroom Storage Ideas PLUS Our Master Bath Reveal
Raise your hand if you’ve ever wished you had a prettier way to hide and store all of the necessary junk we keep in the bathroom. I’ve swooned over Pinterest images of free standing cabinets in the bathroom for so long. Here are some of my inspirations for pretty storage in the bathroom: So pretty,…
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Quick and Easy Paper Application For Furniture
Ready to kick your furniture up a notch? If you’ve ever thought your piece needed a little extra oomph, you’ve come to the right place because I’m going to show you a quick and easy way to apply paper to a dresser for a fun punch of pattern and color. *This post contains some affiliate…
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Another Glossy Faux Bamboo Stanley!
*This post contains some affiliate links* Happy Friday! I’m so happy to finally have another furniture before and after to share with you guys. If you’ve followed along with me for a little while, this faux bamboo Stanley chest of drawers might seem familiar. I painted the same piece last year, and sold it to…
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The Thomasville Head-Turner
Whoa! Someone hasn’t posted on her blog in a while! I can’t even believe this is late July. How did that even happen?! School will be starting back so soon. Show of hands, who’s not ready? At any rate, I hope everyone else’s summer has gone by slowly and lazily! I have a…
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Bamboo Tallboy with Beautiful Surprise
*Post contains some affiliate links* Hey guys! I’m so excited to show you my latest project! This Stanley bamboo tallboy was another Craigslist find, well, in a roundabout way that is. I bought the matching dresser that was listed on Craigslist and while there, the seller mentioned she also had this tallboy that she wasn’t sure…
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Stanley Faux Bamboo Dresser in White Dove
Hello my friends! Hope everyone’s week is going well so far. Just dropping in tonight for a quick before and after of this vintage Stanley faux bamboo dresser. I owe this score to my friend, Sucheta! She is the master of finding the best pieces on Craigslist, so I asked her to look through my local…
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American of Martinsville Campaign Dresser
Hi friends, I’m back again with another glossy piece of furniture! Like most of my pieces, this vintage American of Martinsville campaign dresser was found via Craigslist in a nearby town. Seriously, someday I will remember to get a true before photo! As you can see, I took off the hardware and began…
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Dixie French Provincial Dresser Goes Glossy
*This post contains affiliate links* My friend, Kelsey, found a steal on a bedroom set at a local re-sell shop in our town. While she was in the store, she sent me a message saying something like, “Hey, there’s a cool, old bedroom set here that is all curvy and neat looking. I think it…
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How To Get A Perfect Gloss Paint Finish On Furniture!
How many times have you seen a beautiful piece of furniture that’s just screaming to be given new life and then it has paint on it that looks like they painted the whole thing with one coat of paint? It doesn’t matter how much sanding or priming you do. If you don’t know how to…
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American of Martinsville Console in Kendall Charcoal
Hey guys! I’m back with another glossy piece of furniture. Remember me telling you about some furniture that my friend Sucheta bought on my behalf from St. Louis MO? You can read about that here if not:) This American of Martinsville console was part of that furniture haul. I am like 99% sure this was…
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Thomasville Allegro Faux Bamboo Dresser
*This post contains affiliate links* Some of my most favorite things on planet Earth are as follows: glossy paint, faux bamboo anything, vintage furniture and Dr Pepper. That’s me in a nutshell! I stumbled upon this vintage Thomasville Allegro faux bamboo bedroom set on Craigslist last year, and I about fainted. Dramatic much? Probably. But…
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Two Tone Dresser and Chest
*Post contains affiliate links* Hey friends! I have another two tone furniture project to share with you tonight! I shared this two tone makeover here if you want to check it out. One of my friend’s contacted me in search of a dresser and chest of drawers for her baby’s nursery. She really liked the wood…
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Antique Painted China Cabinet In Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
Painting cabinets is a tough job. But, it’s worth it when you finally see them all finished and beautifully restored to their original glory! I have been painting cabinets for years now, but I never thought that they could be as beautiful as the ones in this tutorial for a painted china cabinet. I painted…
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Stained and Painted Tallboy
*This post contains affiliate links* This Happy Saturday everyone! I’m in the middle of trying to get the house back in order and cleaned up from a busy week. How many of y’all save housework for Saturday? I know it makes a lot of people cringe, but I don’t mind laundry and house cleaning on…
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Buffet in General Finishes Milk Paint in Lamp Black
*Post contains affiliate links* I love when customers contact me to paint their own furniture, and I show up to their house and see a great piece! This customer, who was my 6th grade teacher in the mid 90’s:), wanted her buffet in black and heavily distressed. Since those were the only two criteria I had…
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Minty Fresh Chest of Drawers
Hey guys! I just had to drop in today really quick to share this chest of drawers. This piece came from St. Louis by way of my good friend Sucheta. Seriously you guys, if you love glossy furniture as much as I do, you’re going to flip out over her work! She is one of…
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Glossy Green Campaign Dresser
*Post contains affiliate links* Hello friends! Spring is almost fully here! I couldn’t be more excited for the days getting longer, the weather warmer and the grass greener. Green is one of my most favorite colors which leads me to today’s post! Several months ago while I was browsing my local Craigslist, I happened onto…
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Henredon Artefacts Campaign Dresser
*This post contains affiliate links* Hey Guys! I’m so excited to show you my latest furniture piece. I found this vintage Henredon campaign dresser via email from an estate sale site. As soon as the photo came up in my browser, I knew I just HAD to have it! Furniture like this is rare in my…
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How To Paint Stripes on Furniture
Stripes are just the best, right?! They’re simple but so eye catching. Stripes stop my scroll every time. When I found this desk on Craigslist for a measly $25, I knew painting stripes all over that sucker would create an eye catching, scroll stopping piece of furniture. Supplies I Used Some links are affiliates TSP…
