Furniture MakeOvers

How to Add Interest to A Painted Piece of Furniture: You can paint every piece of furniture that you come across and it will look great.  You can crack open a can of white paint wait for it to dry and distress it a little and call it a day. …

Refresh your porch! Several areas outside my house need freshening up, I am starting with the porch. This is a pretty and practical do-it-yourself projects that anyone can do.  I have this beauty that my daughter bought me a long time ago and I can’t wait for you to see …

How to make a ladder shelf. You can make an interesting display with an old ladder, I’ve seen them used in so many projects.  I was so excited when I spotted this one at a local store.  I knew I had to have it!  I knew I was was going …

Not too long ago I bought a couple of chairs to use at the lake. They seemed perfectly fine, they needed new fabric and to be painted. Just a little refresh and they’d be fine. I can’t remember if it was a text or a phone call, either way, Justin …

Some things never go out of style. Like an awesome shade of red… I can’t think of anything that doesn’t go great with red. Red, white and Blue Red and black Red and Green Red and orange Formally clad with big gaudy “not” pretty brass hardware. Now sporting  black cup  pulls …

  When we decided to open Nostalgia, I didn’t think about all the things that I didn’t know. Like when you paint a piece of furniture, someone might like the piece but want a different color.  Even though I had just refreshed it with an awesome blue. I took my …

She was a beautiful tv armoire. But deep down inside, she wanted to be a wardrobe. She wanted her details to show. She wanted that gaping hole in her back to be filled with bead-board. She wanted baskets. So I listened to her, gave her what she wanted. And do you …

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today, To join this chest with this door… And this chest and this door, To have and to hold your keys, your hat, your jacket. Forever and always… xo Be sure to check out how I painted 6 chairs in one afternoon!

I never pass up an interesting piece of wood. The message on a wooden sign can always be changed. The Margaritaville sign is fun and colorful and perfect for the tiki bar. I removed everything and sanded the anchor. I painted, distressed and added rope. You can find pieces like …

Oak Sofa Table Makeover with Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint Three easy steps from dated to amazing!  You see these style sofa tables pretty often in the used furniture world.  Drab and dated, so you probably just walk on by. You will need: Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in any …

Green is the new black! Refresh your furniture in your favorite color! I know everyone loves a brown stained piece of wood furniture. I believe that you should use your fine china, sit in the fancy living room and paint brown furniture, if you want to. And I believe that …

 I paint a piece of furniture. Step back, and look at it and decide it needs a little something extra. Like a stripe 🙂 This piece would have been fine just painted white, but I wanted it to make a more casual statement. I think the distressed stripes did just …

I know you’ve heard this over and over from me 🙂 From boring brown to light and bright!  Here I go again… What can I say, I just like light, bright and refreshing. As you can see she started out kind of ho-hum, but functional. Steps: 1. Remove: glass, shelves, …

This makeover was so much fun.  The piece was in terrible condition.  It smelled bad and looked bad, but it is very sturdy.  The lines are perfect.  It’s one of those pieces that you are always looking for. No matter what’s wrong with it, you think you can bring it …