The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…” Dramatic, yes? This is a tale of two […]
I’m baaaaaack! Boy oh boy it’s been awhile, eh? July turned into August way too fast, and now it’s already nearly the middle of the month! Dang I hate how fast summer flies by, don’t you? The commercials are finished and out, but I’ll have to save all the yummy behind-the-scenes scoop for another post. […]
It’s no secret that I love General Finishes milk paints. But oh my goodness, these side tables have fulfilled a wish of mine that I’ve had for months of wanting to go bold and bright with a color on a piece, so I could not turn down the opportunity when I had these small matching […]
Hello, peeps! Welcome to another episode of “painting furniture for my mom“. ;-) This vintage secretary desk used to be my grandmother’s (or my Mommom as we called her) and now my mom has it in her guest room. The piece has something unique I haven’t seen before with secretary desks; open side shelving. In […]
Happy day! I get to finally show y’all how the low dresser I’ve been working on came out in my latest painted makeover! I bought this piece as part of a bedroom set at an estate auction and the very next day I came down with a bad case of the flu. Since then I’ve […]
