Design Ideas for Total Room Makeovers

by Michele | Oct 20, 2011 | Other

In addition to holding myself to the standard of refinishing about five + pieces of furniture every week, keeping up with my day-to-day household tasks (which, I might add I’m not doing very well seeing as how dirty laundry is pouring out of my closet...

Birdhouses

by Michele | Oct 14, 2011 | Other

A couple of months ago, I was on the hunt for a birdhouse. I just think they are cool looking…particularly the vintage birdhouses that are all rusted and chipped. Today, I have four of them! Seek and ye shall find…right? I got this birdhouse a little over...

Curbside Discovery

by Michele | Oct 13, 2011 | Other

My problem:Everything in my “back room…” that is, behind my portable wall of doors becomes a dumping ground. It is a dumping ground for furniture that gets donated, for excess inventory, holiday decorations, supplies, sand paper, toys, clothes, food....

Homemade Paint-The Reveal

by Michele | Oct 11, 2011 | Other

I am so thrilled at how my first piece of furniture came out with my own blend of homemade chalk paint. I know that all you “DIY’ers” out there in blog land want to reach through your computer screens and grab me by the shoulders, shake me and...

Homemade Paint

by Michele | Oct 10, 2011 | Other

The best paint out there for refinishing furniture is $160 a gallon! GASP! You actually don’t buy it in gallon size, but at $40 per quart plus $15 to ship it, it is waaaaay out of my price range. It’s called chalkpaint. You can’t get it at Home...

Music, Marble and Modge Podge

by Michele | Oct 7, 2011 | Other

What a busy weekend we have coming up! First of all, tonight Domenico’s Jr. is doing a huge fundraiser for breast cancer research in support of Breast Cancer Month. 10% of your total purchase is being donated to research. Plus, they are having a silent auction...