white cabinet: affordable metal top

feeling lost about what's going on? catch up on the white cabinet posts: I love buying junk! salvaged cabinet continues the top! This was supposed to be a quick easy project (aren't they all?). Just clean and repaint an old kitchen cabinet turning it into a potting bench…. but then, the “Epiphany".  They always get …

color splash & ombre vanity part 2

Part 2 Forever ago, I wrote about the color scheme that I painted the Vanity for the granddaughter, if you missed it shame on you, ha-ha…….  just kidding. Here’s a link for you. color splash & ombre vanity         So let's continue….   stool seat I had some happy colors going on …

color splash & ombre vanity

This was supposed to be the Easter post because the vanity looks a lot like an Easter egg. Plans of mice and men…..   This project was as fun as it was colorful. I learned a lot about layering color and ombre.  I used my thrift store blender to make chalk paint out of some …

hunter green craft storage cabinet with wheels, what’s not to love

Since March is associated with green I thought I would share my hunter green craft cabinet. I’m using a lot of hunter green in my craft/studio space. I love the dark green, with the black, country white and celery green colors that are in the room and I wanted more. When I saw this cabinet …

tool tip day: wax paper or parchment paper

Sometimes the best tools are the things you have around every day. Wax paper can be really handy for repairing or stripping furniture. When stripping furniture of old paint or stain with chemicals they often dry out before they have finished dissolving the stain or paint. This happens with the eco-friendly or the traditional, “burn-the-skin-off-your-arm”, …