Have you heard of powder glaze? I am not talking about doughnuts, I am talking about how to powder glaze furniture. It is a new trend that I am seeing in the furniture painting world and I gave it a try and love the results. Do you find it difficult to work with furniture glaze? Do you wipe it off…
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Sometimes old vintage items make for great home decor accent pieces in today’s decorating. Some items are harder to use and they need a new purpose. Mr. DD had an entire cabinet full of vintage piano scrolls, that just sat in the cabinet. Finally, after 16 years of marriage, I asked if I could repurpose them into Piano Scroll Wall…
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Say goodbye to sandpaper with this natural distress technique. You can achieve natural-looking distressed furniture with just a paintbrush. Come learn this easy to follow step by step paint technique in my latest online furniture painting workshop. You see the entire transformation on the dresser above not a small paint swatch sample board. I believe in showing the entire process…
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Are you the type of person who loves an amazing makeover reveal? Do you look at the after photos and say to yourself, “well if I had that kind of money, mine would look that amazing too?” I am sharing my amazing budget-friendly home office makeover, that looks that good without the big bucks invested. If you have been around…
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Making a Tufted Window Seat Cushion with power tools, no thread, and needles. I have made many different types of tufted items over the years and this is the only way I do tufting. I have never tried it the old fashion way with a thread and needle and probably never will since the power tool method is so easy. …
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Have you ever had to deal with “Bleed-Through”? I am not talking about the monthly female version of bleed-through, I am talking about paint bleed-through. I know, they both are very frustrating because they both catch you off guard, they make things more difficult and sometimes it can just be downright embarrassing. If you are a female and a furniture…
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If you are all about creating a beautiful house you know how expensive it can be to give a room a makeover. The simplest of items add up and before you know it, you can spend thousands on one small room makeover. I am determined to makeover my house on a thrift budget and show you all the ways that…
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How many times have you had the best of intentions of getting organized before the holiday season? You had an entire list of DIY projects including making your own ornaments. Before you knew it, it was a week before Christmas and you still had to finish decorating the tree, bake cookies and shop. You are out of time so this…
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Make your own modern DIY Silver Leaf Christmas ornaments to bring a little sparkle to your Christmas Decor. Do you like to see shimmer and sparkle in your Christmas decor? There is something about the glitter and glitz when they are reflecting off the bright white lights. You can turn inexpensive ornaments from the dollar store into these modern…
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