Heeeeyyyyyyyy friends! So first, I hoped to share this a couple weeks ago but, Summers get busy and my little sister and her family just bought their first home just outside Seattle (yay!) so we spent a weekend helping them which was awesome! About the latest project we tackled, here is a little background. Our…
How to paint furniture
Big changes in the dining room
This refresh in our dining room has been a long time coming, I am SO excited! It seems like a living room or kitchen gets more attention (is it just me?) and the dining room just does not seem to be something we think about updating very often. As our style and ideas for our…
Two toned painted china hutch makeover
Ok so this is a post that has been a bit long in the making because we picked this (extremely heavy) hutch up before the holidays. And there it sat in the garage with Christmas wrap and bows all over the place waiting for the tree to come down, and her makeover to commence! I…
The coffee table that became a French Country bench
Hello there, please forgive me for going mia for a couple weeks, we have had the most unpleasant of winter colds and tummy bugs passed around. I think we may be out of the woods, and boy am I am glad! But as I came up for air I finished an upcycle that I am…
Shabby sewing table turned desk before + after!
You wouldn’t believe it, but this desk was a break-away top sewing table in her former life. A giant hole in the center of the desk top with two sketchy pieces of wood sitting inside. We drove out to check it out as it was for sale on Offer Up, and I thought we…
How to update a 1970’s dresser
Sometimes a piece of furniture comes your way and it takes a while to decide what to do with it. Should I re-stain it, maybe a darker cooler color like a walnut? Should I white-wash it and put new, fun knobs on it? But this dresser had it’s destiny before it became mine.
hello 2016 + my fave things from 2015
hello 2016. The past year has in many ways gone by so incredibly fast. My kids are taller, we’re all a year older. I closed a painful chapter in my life and walked into a healthy, new life that I love. I met a wonderful man & a best friend that would change my…
Painted Vintage Dresser + Homemade Chalk Paint
When I saw this dresser recently while thrifting, I knew I needed it. I wasn’t sure however if I would be able to let her go once she was done! I did a bit of research after bringing her home, and it looks like this dresser is probably WWII or prior due to the wood…
How to paint furniture with a sprayer
I have a little confession to make. While I love to paint furniture and am always looking for new ideas and creative ways to paint, I have been a little hesitant to try a paint sprayer. I know. It’s probably silly, but the regular way has worked pretty well (minus a few brushstrokes) and I…