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...

Classically Simple

by Michele | Dec 22, 2011 | Other

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!

by Michele | Dec 18, 2011 | Other

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

by Michele | Dec 17, 2011 | Other

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

by Michele | Dec 16, 2011 | Other

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...