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Bulk Trash Rescue {Paris Gray Vanity}

November 16, 2012 ·

This project starts off with a story.  An illustration of how life can be crazy and unpredictable and how God works in mysterious ways.  This vanity and the matching double bed shouldn’t have been ours. They wouldn’t have been ours if our friend’s car hadn’t caught on fire on the way to a youth event.  Let me…

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: Annie Sloan, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Annie Sloan clear wax, bulk trash, chalk paint, french, gold gray, Paris Gray, Rub and Buff, Rub'n Buff, vanity

DIY Jute Nautical Knobs {Monkey’s Fist Knot}

July 18, 2012 ·

When is a better time than summer to make some nautical knobs for a nice weathered furniture piece?  I was given this coffee table and as I started to sand the paint (Anne Sloan Chalk Paint- Pure White) I loved how the wood grain started coming through! I love heavily weathered/distressed furniture but it is…

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Filed In: Home + Decor, Make + DIY / Tagged: Annie Sloan Pure White, beach, chalk paint, distressed, DIY, jute, knobs, Monkey's Fist Knot, nautical

Antique Silhouette and Chalkboard Dresser

July 6, 2012 ·

When my inlaws moved a month ago they gave us an antique dresser that had been stashed in their attic.  It needed quite a bit of love but we decided it would be perfect for our daughter’s room once it was fixed up! Take a look at the dresser before it got a makeover. It had beautiful…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Annie Sloan Pure White, antique, chalk paint, Chalkboard, chalkboard paint, dresser, Mod Podge, paint pen, Sharpie, Shellac-Base Primer, Silhouette, Valspar, veneer, Zinsser

It started with a transfer and a paint pen {and ended with a Sharpie}

June 14, 2012 ·

I did it again.  I wanted a graphic for a plain Jane bookcase spruce up, so I headed over to The Graphics Fairy and found this lovely image from an 1880’s type book. Thematically, it is the perfect graphic for a bookshelf! First things first,  I set to using up some cans of Annie Sloan…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Annie Sloan, Annie Sloan clear wax, bookcase, bookshelf, chalk paint, display, French Linen, image transfer, Old White, paint pen, Sharpie, The Graphics Fairy, vintage typography

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