Occasionally friends and family call me when they have furniture pieces they no longer need. A friend of mine was moving and had an old barn full of what she considered "junk". She sent me a picture of a wood table and 6 chairs and told me it was headed to the landfill. I said "No! Wait!". I had been waiting for an old table to show you how to redo a farmhouse table and give you some new dining table makeover ideas. Farmhouse Dining Table Makeover Before I wanted to test out some strippers on … [Read more...] about The Easiest Farmhouse Dining Table Makeover
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How to Use Milk Paint on an Antique Wood Dresser
As a furniture flipper and antiques collector, I'm always looking for new ways to update pieces of furniture. With this antique wood dresser I found, I want to share with you how to use milk paint to give it that farmhouse decor look we all love. You can often find pieces to makeover on the buy and sell pages, craigslist or even estate and garage sales. I like to remind you to be safe and aware when making these transactions. Meet in a public place and take someone with you. Now that we have the … [Read more...] about How to Use Milk Paint on an Antique Wood Dresser
Wood Rocking Horse Painted Using Milk Paint
It's no secret that one of my favorite bloggers is Marian over at Miss Mustard Seed. I take so much inspiration from her and when she posted her wood rocking horse in 2014, I fell in love. I wanted to find my own wood rocking horse and paint it similarly. Took me a while of thrifting, but I finally found on similar. Miss Mustard Seed's Painted Wood Rocking Horse Inspiration She used this wooden horse from Restoration Hardware. I would have loved to have been able to purchase the exact … [Read more...] about Wood Rocking Horse Painted Using Milk Paint
DIY Ammunition Box Table Upcycle
Some of my favorite DIY projects have been the ones I've repurposed. When I spotted this ammo box at a local antique mall I knew I had to have it. Thankfully, the dealer not only had one, but three! I decided it would be best to make an Ammunition Box Table. I find most of my pieces at antique malls, estate sales and garage sales as well as thrift stores and buy/sell pages. It's become so much easier to find them with the invention of Facebook pages but you better be ready to jump. The … [Read more...] about DIY Ammunition Box Table Upcycle
The Easiest Old Milk Can Makeover Tutorial
As a "junker" and booth owner at an antique mall, I tend to hold on to stuff. I've almost gotten rid of these milk cans many times and I'm so glad I didn't! I wanted to spruce them up so I could proudly display them on my porch. it was a fast and cheap update so I wanted to share with you the easiest old milk can makeover tutorial so you can paint your own! These have sat on our front porch for years. In fact, I'm almost certain my husband already owned two of these even before we started … [Read more...] about The Easiest Old Milk Can Makeover Tutorial