by Caitlin | Oct 12, 2018 | Tips & Tricks, Tutorials
Virtually every field has its own vocabulary. Furniture refinishing and painting is no exception. You’ll have difficulty understanding the paint process if you don’t understand the vocabulary we use. Here are some of the most commonly used refinishing terms that...
by Michele | Aug 10, 2018 | Other, Tutorials
School is approaching. Schedules are picked up. Books have been distributed. That never ending task list seems to be growing longer rather than dwindling. But, by some miracle we’ll get it all done before the kids are pushed out the door! This year, my oldest...
by Michele | May 7, 2018 | Tips & Tricks, Tutorials
If you’ve ever pulled out a can of Pure White Chalk Paint® then you know first hand it isn’t one of those Annie Sloan paint colors that goes on effortlessly with just one coat. If anyone tells you it is a one coat color, they are lying. LYING I TELL...
by Michele | Oct 24, 2017 | Tutorials
Painting upholstery is a highly debatable process. Some people swear by it, and others yell from the roof tops “IT’S NOT POSSIBLE.” No matter your opinion on the subject, painting upholstery is counter-intuitive to say the least. I’ve done a...
by Michele | Aug 24, 2016 | Tips & Tricks, Tutorials
Waxing and distressing question. I normally paint, distressed then wax. I noticed many people say they distress and sand after waxing. So last night I waxed, buffed this morning and I am now distressing. The paint is already really hard and I find it harder to...
by Michele | Aug 9, 2016 | Tutorials
I LOOOOOVE my customers! Especially, those who have followed and supported me since the very beginning. The ones that are looking at for our best interests and finding ways to help us succeed! That being said, one of my favorites cruised into the shop on a random...