Dumped Dresser? Don’t be a Stressor

French Dressser

Have you come across a dumped Dresser?  One that is missing some or all of its drawers?  It can be a chore, to replace all those drawers!  Often I will sigh, at the shortsightedness of the guy (or gal) that heave hoed the dresser to its fate, often through a dumpster gate. If you have [...]

The Bench Made Entirely of Junque, Garage Doors and all

Whole Bench 3

Do you have an awkward spot in your house?  An  area where nothing seems to feel “right”?  We have one of those “open concept” type of rooms when you enter my home.  You have an entry area, to your right, the small sitting room, and straight ahead, the dining room.  I actually love that this [...]

It’s all Black and White in my Faux Frenchy World

Table and chair before

Happy Thursday friends.  I did this project a couple of weeks ago, and just now is it making “le debut” here.  This table was part of a whole bunch of furniture I bought from Emma’s neighbor.  It was his Grandmother’s, and it was filling his garage.  He gave me the lot of it for $50!  [...]

Shedding Some Light on How-to Lampshades, Part One

Ruffled

Good Monday friends.  I don’t know where to even begin to say something about what happened in the Connecticut school shooting, only that my heart, like I am sure all of yours, is  broken.  I am continuing to pray for the families who lost their loved ones, their children, and for those children who witnessed [...]

Tutorial Time. Transfer an image to Fabric

Kindness Chair 1

Happy Wednesday everyone.  If you missed my post yesterday from Trashy Tuesday, I am sharing how I did the graphic transfer onto the drop cloth curtain I made. There are so many fantastic tutorials out there on transfers.  Today I am sharing the Citrasolve Transfer method. This is a great method, if you want a [...]

How to Trick out your Witch Hat, a little spray paint helps

karen hat 2

Happy Friday, if you looking for the link party, it runs through Sunday at midnight, and you can find it right HERE.   Happy Halloween my friends!  Well, not quite yet, but it is coming! At Paris Flea Market in October, we “Trick” it out for Halloween.  We love Halloween so much there, that we [...]

I am at Hating Martha, the Bloggy Olympics Today!

olympic rings

We interrupt this regularly scheduled Trashy Tuesday because I am at Hating Martha Today for the Bloggy Olympics!!! I am spilling all the secrets on how to achieve the best paint finish and how to choose the right paint for your project.  While you are there, be sure to check out all the fabulous Bloggy [...]

How to make anything look like real wood

Glazed Table dark 2

Happy Monday friends!  I was hoping to have this post up a bit earlier today, but all the fun I had with my sister visiting this weekend sort of prevented this. Do you remember last week I gave you this teaser? Today, I am spilling the beans (or glaze), on how you can do this [...]