My client Meagan had this table. She picked up these chairs from a flea market and wanted them all painted to look like a set. So I sent her some pictures from Pinterest for inspiration. This is the picture she chose. Here are the steps I took to achieve this look. #1. Clean the furniture. I used Dixie Bell White Lightning Cleaner. You can find all Dixie Bell products at Roosters in Lafayette, The French Door in Franklin or order online: Dixie Bell White …
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Using Paint to Create a Cast Stone Look on Pots
Today I'm going to show you how I transformed these terra cotta pots using paint to create a cast stone look. These pots were at our house in Franklin and while they went great with The Old St. Louis Bricks, I wanted an up to date look for our new house which is painted white bricks. These pots are old and they do have some damage on them. But I still like the shape and want to reuse what I have for now. The first step was to paint them a solid coat of gray. I used the exterior …
Getting The Restoration Hardware Look
There are so many ways to get the Restoration Hardware look using paints, stains and waxes. This is just one way. Today's victim is our entertainment center in the living area of our house. I bought it like this. It was already painted white and distressed. It looked great with our Sherwin Williams Latte walls. But I've since painted the walls Alabaster white. So now the white piece was not working for me. First i cleaned the piece with soap and water. Then …
Painting with White and Gold
What am I painting today? Today I'm painting with White! I picked up these two pieces from a flea market here in town. Here they are after I started painting the jewelry armoire. I got these two pieces because they were in good shape, affordable for me to resell and I could totally see them in a girl's room. Here is the jewelry armoire before. Here is the after. It has beautiful hardware and the salmon colored interior is in great condition. I brushed Golden Metallic …
Side entryway before and after
A few weeks back I shared with you that I wanted to change things up in our side entry. This is the before picture --- It was painted "Latte" by Sherwin Williams. It's a warm color and went well with our stained trim and brick floors. When I saw this picture on Hammmade's instagram feed, I was inspired. I love the color, read that it was Alabaster by Sherwin Williams. So I knew that was the color I wanted to go with. Here is the after. I sampled the Alabaster first …