Moving On

by Michele | Dec 21, 2012 | Other

It’s been over a week since I posted anything. I had a couple of blog posts sketched out for this week, but after the awful Connecticut news last week, my general feeling was “who cares about furniture?” Who cares about how to make a wax...

The Store

by Michele | Dec 13, 2012 | Other

It’s been such a long time since I’ve taken complete store pictures, so I  thought I would share a snapshot of how things are looking these days. In total, there are ten new pieces that have shown up in the last 48 hours. We’ve been very...

The Dollar Desk

by Michele | Dec 12, 2012 | Other

I didn’t bother to take a before picture of this desk because I didn’t have any intention of fixing it up so I have to paint a picture in your mind. It was awful. A black spray paint finish with a horrible amount of warped areas on the top and wonky...

Sweet Redemption

by Michele | Dec 8, 2012 | Other

I told you I could paint fabric!!!Let me back track…The Epic Fail: This couch was a disastrous paint project which I have deemed my Epic Fail. You can read more about it, but I have since wanted to redeem myself from the result of the sofa! Meet the vintage...

Simple Changes

by Michele | Dec 7, 2012 | Other

I can’t buy into gold frames. Gold framed mirrors, picture frames, chalkboards…etc. It’s a very iconic French Country design look…but I just don’t love gold. However, I do love the detailing in most gold frames.   The...

How to Strip Paint and Re-stain Wood

by Michele | Dec 6, 2012 | Other

Back in the day, I was completely intimidated by the thought of stripping layers of paint and re-staining the wood. To my surprise, it’s much easier than I ever thought possible. With the right chemicals and tools, you can easily strip layers of old paint,...