How To Change The Placement Of Hardware On Furniture

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Good morning, Today I have a quick tip for you. If you have a piece of furniture that you want to update but you don’t like the position of the hardware, I’m going to show you how to fix that.   Here a piece that has two handles on each drawer.  Handles that I don’t care for – and have a 7.5” … [Read more...]

Paint Mixology: Steel Blue

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Hey there! Hope your weekend was a good one! I’ve been working on some new pieces and thought I’d show you a color combination I’m using on one of them that I created by mixing my paint.   The three paints I used were all chalk paint: Chalk paint:  Annie Sloan’s Napoleonic Blue, Paris Grey & … [Read more...]

Beach Access – Here’s Your Sign

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We have made it halfway through the week! How is your weather holding up?  Ours has been nothing but spectacular.   70’s and 80’s.  Another way we measure great weather here?  No baseball rainouts! And we have had none.  - knock on wood - Soon, it will be summer and that means summer excursions.  … [Read more...]

DIY: Coastal Patina Paint Treatment Tutorial

How to get an aged patina that reflect coastal colors using paint and dry brushing techniques.

Last week I showed you a mirror that I had updated with a patina paint treatment. Hmm…that sounds like an oxymoron doesn’t it? Update….patina.   Well, today I’ll show you the steps to get this same finish.  I wasn’t able to take tutorial pics when I did the mirror so today I’m … [Read more...]

DIY: How To Turn A Picture Frame Into A Mirror Using Nothing But Paint!

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Note: If you see anything pin-worthy, simply hover over the upper right corner of the picture and a "Pin It" button will appear!   Good morning, Today I’m showing you a fun project for picture frames that you may not use anymore. Why not turn it into a mirror? I have had two of these frames in a box for … [Read more...]

A Makeover Of A Trending Household Staple…That Has Been Here Since 1801!

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Did that get you thinking? Well, it is Wednesday and that means I’m at Debbie’s today so head over there to see what I’m talking about and the Before & After. I also give a tutorial on how to get this finish…   Textured.  Layered.  Simple. Be inspired, … [Read more...]

DIY: More Colorful Crown Royal Bottle Makeovers

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TGIF !   I just finished some more bottles that I thought I’d share.  I won’t put you through the torture of another tutorial since I already gave you one the first time around -  - but I can certainly show you the colors… The Crown Royal bottle in its “before” stage:   Source:  … [Read more...]

Furniture Debut: Spanish Moss

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Hey there.  Are you ready for your Easter Weekend?  Ours is packed with activity so I’m going to “quickly” show you a piece that I did a few weeks ago and then go get to preppin’ !  Unfortunately,  I wasn’t able to get staging pictures at home before I had to take this down to Indulge - but did snap some after … [Read more...]

DIY: What Did I Do With This Ceramic Vase??!

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Hey! Do you want to know how I transformed this vase? Hop over to Debbie’s and find out! Full tutorial included Have a great day! PS:  It was brought to my attention yesterday by a reader that an inappropriate ad was showing up in my sidebar.  I have not seen it appear when on my site myself,  but if … [Read more...]

DIY: Leather Napkin Rings

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Good morning! The month is once again coming to a close and about this time last month, I was over at Debbie’s showing her readers how to make classic all-season, all-purpose leather napkin rings for your table.  Since Easter is a few days away,  I wanted to post about them here just in case some of you missed … [Read more...]