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How to Glaze Furniture: Bronze Gray Dresser

March 24, 2015 30 Comments

Adding a glaze to a piece you are working on is a very quick and easy way to get more of an antiqued effect. When painting furniture I’m always inspired by Restoration Hardware, and this gray dresser was no exception. I was digging RH’s “antiqued graphite” color, but wanted to take the antiqued wood “look” a […]

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How to Paint & Distress Furniture: Table Makeover

October 28, 2014 2 Comments

To distress furniture, all you need are a few common tools and a water-based paint such as my preferred choice, milk paint. Milk paint is a low VOC water-based paint that requires no sanding, stripping or priming prep work, allowing for you to immediately start painting! I had a small entry table waiting in the […]

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Kelly Living in a Fixer Upper

Hi! I’m Kelly. My little family and I are slowly restoring our fixer upper, a 1901 Folk Victorian Foursquare.

Here, you’ll find timeless design with bold colors, nonstop home DIY projects, and regular stalkings of Marketplace, auctions & thrift stores.

Essentially, come along for creating historically-minded elegant interiors with low cost and high sweat equity.

Join me in my passion for old houses and “can-do” attitude, and follow as our dream home comes to life.

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