I've been so inspired by painters lately refinishing dressers with the London England flag. I decided it was time I do one myself. The other night, Mark went scraping and came back with this find. Sometimes his furniture finds are better than his metal finds.
Our church, New Hope, has a free sewing class every Thursday night. I've been learning so much. Every night we have a different project to work on. Last night, we did curtains. I saw this idea on Pinterest to buy a tablecloth from Target to make curtains out of.
As you can imagine, I often get calls / texts / e-mails from people asking me if I want their furniture. Lately, I would say almost half of my pieces I get from people I know. This hutch came from my sisters sister-in-law.
Last weekend was busy. We had the big Priceless fundraiser on Saturday evening. The whole week I spent preparing for it. I thought I'd just share a few photos from the evening.
I love to shop at furniture stores to get inspired. One store that I absolutely love is Pottery Barn. However, I've never purchased anything from their store, simply because I can't afford it. I've been trying to replicate their finish for a while now, without luck.
You know how it's late at night, and you're on Pinterest, and you see a pin about an amazing cleaning remedy, you decide to try it the next day, and it doesn't work? Well, let me tell you about my latest breakthrough.
This post is about our friend Brad's coffee table. He used some of my leftover milk paint to create a beautiful creation on an old table he found in his barn when he was a kid.
Renfrew is my absolutely favourite colour of milk paint. This colour is perfection - not too blue, not too green, not too dull - just a perfect pop of teal.
How much do I love gel stain? Let me count the ways. I don't have to sand the bijeebers out of the piece. But it makes it look like I do. The finish doesn't come out blotchy. It's perfect, even, and gorgeous.
This is a harvest table that I scored at the Flamborough auction. I'm absolutely in love with it. It has 5 legs, and 4 leaves, so it can expand like crazy. It's also on casters, so super versatile. It would make a perfect crafting table!
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I love French typography. I would do it on every piece, if I had the time. The other day Mark and I placed some absentee bids at an auction in Flamborough. To our great delight, the morning of the auction a great snow storm hit. We got a ton of pieces for a song. They are all in the garage, calling out to me, begging to be finished.
I got this lovely little hutch in Brantford. It had been passed down in the family for 2 generations, and it had been originally purchased at an auction. I haven't tried Midnight Blue yet, so I thought I'd give it a whirl.
My husband is still laid-off, which has given me complete project freedom. I do so love working on projects. He loves helping me with them. For each piece, I have the vision on my mind, and we worked together until it all comes together.
One of the fun things about being a retailer for milk paint is experimenting with the different colours. Gatineau was a colour I've never tried before, but I'm so thankful I gave it a whirl. It may make an appearance more often.
The other night Mark and I went to an auction. Auctions use to be awesome. I was able to score such good deals. This night, I came home with one lousy dresser. Just one. The furniture was going for way too much! I was wondering why, when a guy leaned over and said, "Wouldn't that piece look great with some chalk paint on it?" Turns out there's a crowd of store owners who have discovered auctions. Boo.
A little while ago, I did a white corner hutch that I landed up keeping. I found this little corner hutch, and decided to refinish it in a similar style.
This was yesterday's project. This beautiful buffet & hutch comes in two pieces, and is quite a unique piece. I love it because it's on casters. How easy it is to roll it into another spot in the room, or to clean underneath it.
I knew January would be a busy year. After we were done our kitchen, I got right back to work with furniture. This was the first piece of the new year. I scored this massive piece off Kijiji, for just $50. These big pieces are more work, but they can be found for a song.
It's done. It's finally, finally done. After two full weeks of plowing through heavy renovations, we finished our beautiful kitchen. I'm excited to share the final results with you all!
Most people ring in the new year at a party. Surrounded by their loved ones and a glass of wine. Watching the ball drop. How did I spend New Year's Eve? With suds up to my elbows as I washed away layers of renovation dust off of every single dish I own.
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Most people ring in the new year at a party. Surrounded by their loved ones and a glass of wine. Watching the ball drop. How did I spend New Year's Eve? With suds up to my elbows as I washed away layers of renovation dust off of every single dish I own.