Side Table Sidewalk Sale
Every January and August, the Glendora Village encourages all of the retailers to participate in a block wide sidewalk sale. For most of the stores, it is a great chance to clean out old inventory and have additional markdowns on sale items. Fortunately, I...The Hunt
You know that feeling, when you go to the mall and you come home with the perfect pair of jeans, a cute top and matching shoes? A matching handbag and earrings tops off the whole outfit! You get a little giddy with that self-gratifying feeling of having something...Chippy Goodness
The more distressed the better. Especially with used furniture. There’s no better way of hiding the flaws of used furniture than adding distressing! In fact, adding a touch of distressing makes a piece of furniture go from looking cheap to chic! Today, I was...Buttercream and Walnut
This gorgeous executive desk was given to me by an old high school friend! It was a great piece of furniture. Solid wood, dove tailed drawers that slide very easily.Patti took it home with her to strip the top and paint the base. We decided on our usual dark walnut...A Craigslist Find
Every week, I peruse craigslist to see if there is any great furniture in the immediate area that would be worth buying. There almost never is. But, last month I came across a fabulous dresser for sale in La Verne. The price was right, the location was doable and I...Total Workaholic
I love Christmas vacation (not the movie, which I strongly dislike…even if I laugh when my family watches it every year). Next to the three weeks during the summer, Christmas is the only time of year that we have to work on home improvement projects as a family....The Best of 2011
It’s hard to narrow down my favorite pieces of the year. I’ve refinished somewhere around 200+ pieces of furniture. I wish that I had been keeping track. But, these stand out as my personal favorites. The ones I wish I kept…or wish I had room to...Paint Splattered
This poor dresser has been sitting in my parents garage for the last four months, waiting to be worked on…loved. The problem I’ve had with it is the sheer number of new knobs I needed to get. Twelve to be exact. The average price of a new knob being around...Painted Granite
Have you ever heard of painting your counters to resemble granite? I have. But would have NEVER considered using it. I put it in the category of fake grass, fake trees, fake brick walls (have you ever seen those? It’s an applique that goes on a wall...A Kitchen for the Kids
I’ve been so excited to post about this play kitchen that my girls got for Christmas from Santa. In fact, there is too much to write about in just one post, so I am going to do it in two postings. One about the kitchen itself and the other about the redo of the...Classically Simple
Last Sunday, we sold eight pieces of furniture! I was so excited to free up some space in the store for some of the finished pieces that I have been stowing in my garage for the past few weeks. Once I moved everything around, though I was loving the openness; ridding...Redone…Again!
I crinkle my nose at the thought of redoing furniture multiple times. But, my options for a dresser that hasn’t sold in six months are limited. I couldn’t give this thing away…and believe me, I tried. So, I decided to redo it in hopes that it will...French Couture
All I know about couture is that I can’t even afford to say that word. Nonetheless, I decided to use French Couture inspired phrasing on a salvaged side table.My before picture got lost somewhere, but I can tell you this table was ugly. Boring. Uninspiring....A Perfect Pairing
I normally wouldn’t consider these two pieces to be a perfect pairing. They are distinctly different styles and completely different types of wood. However, these two pieces are joining the bird desk that I did several months back. So, we...101 Years
In 100 years, what will people cherish from our lifetime? Anything? It’s hard to imagine that anything I have would be considered valuable in the next century…except for the old, old stuff…like early 1900’s old. Perhaps my full set of hardback...Knot Too Shabbys’ Gift Giving Guide
I Loooooove to give presents! I love the thrill of finding the perfect gift for someone and anticipating their reaction. However, I HATE shopping…which makes the whole gift giving thing a bit of a challenge. I can’t stand going to malls. I don’t like...Just for Fun
I don’t normally work in the store on Saturday’s, but today I’m here…all day…ALL DAY! To top it off, I’m dressed in my nicest clothes. Ok…by nicest clothes, I mean there isn’t a drop of paint on anything that I am...A Pretty Little Number
Sometimes simple pieces of furniture are harder to work on…well, that is…harder to find inspiration that will take it from simplicity to fabulicity (Can I get credit for making up that word?) I found a very plain chest of drawers at a storage sale...The Art of Re Purposing
I love re purposing! There is nothing more satisfying than putting an otherwise piece of junk to good use as something functional and decorative! When it comes to re purposing things, I admit that I’m a complete novice. But, I find inspiration all over blogland....
Painting Workshops
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"Open-Paint" Days
If you love to paint as much as us, then you will love our "open-paint" days!