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Farmhouse Pantry Take Two

April 17, 2012 ·

If you’ve visited my blog before you may remeber my China Cabinet turned Farmhouse Pantry. What you might not know is that I had planned this makeover for a different piece (which happens to be hidden behind this piece in the before picture).  I liked the idea so much I went ahead and gave the…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Annie Sloan, Annie Sloan clear wax, chalk paint, Chateau Grey, distressed, farmhouse, farmhouse pantry, refinish, screen door mesh

Getting My Caulk On: The Tale of a Gappy Dresser {I am a Plumber’s Wife}

March 27, 2012 ·

You read it right! I used plumbing caulk on a dresser. Why? you might ask. Well, the dresser had some pretty noticeable gapping between the sides and the trim boards and being a plumber’s wife (well now plumbing inspector’s wife) I am quite familiar with caulk and knew we had it on hand so I…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Annie Sloan, Annie Sloan clear wax, caulk, chalk, contact paper, distressed, drawer pulls, green, Lowes, refinish, Target, white, wood trim

Change of Plans {The Blue Wallpapered Dresser}

March 15, 2012 ·

I finished this project a while ago but am finally getting around to writing about it.  The hazard of having two young children is time seems to disappear right before your eyes! 😉  I got this dresser from an estate auction for $1.00!  For some reason no one wanted the poor thing.  It wasn’t much to look…

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: distressed, dresser, estate auction, Medieval Blue, MyColor Paint, refinish, vintage wallpaper

Iced End Table using MyColor inspired by Pantone

February 7, 2012 ·

Why Iced?  Well for one the color, and second the actual texture of the paint.  I painted this little table in Skylight a MyColor paint inspired by Pantone. Before I get to the before and after pictures of the table here’s the scoop on the paint.  The paint comes in a clear 35 ounce container with a…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Briwax, craigslist, distressed, end table, MyColor Paint, Pantone, Skylight

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