New Pieces and New Paint

This week has been sheer insanity! I’ve been so busy with life. Kindergarten prep activities, painting classes and getting ready for the wine walk has left me no time to blog. And I have sooooo much to write about. I didn’t even have time to do my...

A Quickie Post

I’ve been rushing around the store this morning trying to finish up two pieces of furniture, clean up refinishing messes/toy messes/furniture clutter in the back and tackle a last minute custom framing job for a customer in a measly two hours! All I can say is,...

An Antique Pedastal Table

 Isn’t she pretty? I picked up this great antique pedastal table on Saturday and thought it to be the perfect piece for some of my new Annie Sloan samples! I picked my second favorite color (my first favorite is Aubbuson), Duck Egg Blue for the base and...

When Furniture Speaks

I’ve had this dresser for several months. It spent a month or two in my garage and then I brought it to the store as a display for custom furniture refinishing.It’s a gorgeous antique dresser with great legs, caster wheels and original hardware. The...

Dresser from the Dumpster

Technically, this dresser wasn’t pulled from the dumpster, just the side of the road thanks to my ever watchful sister and bro-in-law. It’s a pretty hum drum dresser, but I was really excited about the how it framed all of the drawers. This piece screamed...

How gnarly is this desk? There was old paint spilled down the front. Over a dozen drill holes in the top of it not to mention the patches of water marks. And, it was love at first sight. OK…that is a bit of an overstatement. I was drawn to the retro style...