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…
The drawer pull predicament!
Ever tried looking for drawer pulls with a 5-inch hole to hole span? Well, for one of my recent furniture redos I needed to do just that and let’s just say they pretty much do not exist. I got one hit when I searched online and it was an AWFUL modern silver number! My wonderful husband also…
Linge Francaise
I completed another piece of furniture this week! It’s the first one I’ve painted in Annie Sloan French Linen Chalk Paint. I really love the neutrality of the color! It seems like it would work well with any colored room and accessories. I paired it with pink and green and I love how the pink looks against…
an easy and mess free way to paint drawer pulls
I’ve been working on refinishing a dresser that had some pretty nasty knobs and drawer pulls. Problem is: right now it is way to cold outside to spray paint. Solution: my husband built a little spray painting booth out of our basement bathtub enclosure. Up went some plastic drop cloth and a base of cardboard over the…