A Craigslist Find

by Michele | Jan 10, 2012 | Other

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

by Michele | Jan 5, 2012 | Other

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

by Michele | Jan 1, 2012 | Other

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

by Michele | Dec 31, 2011 | Other

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

by Michele | Dec 28, 2011 | Other

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

by Michele | Dec 28, 2011 | Other

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...