Hello Friends! How have y’all been lately. I am just finishing up an anniversary vacation week on Hatteras Island which is where the y’all came from:) Those little southern contractions are just so infectious especially when you hear them all week from one the best islanders Miss Kathy! Kathy owns Changing Tide in Frisco, NC, an amazing repurposed furniture shop. She is the sole inspiration for me opening a shop of
Steamer Trunk Restoration
Hello Friends! Hopefully all my north east readers are staying warm and cozy. We just experienced the biggest snowstorm in history here in Lancaster, PA. We are supposed to stay off the roads so I have been getting a ton of stuff done around the house including this post. Have you ever come across one of those cool old steamer trunks? The ones with really cool hardware and
Faux Weathered Wood Table Using BB Frosch Dark Wax
As an avid painter of furniture I never seem to be thrilled about staining things. It’s inevitable that I have to do it because I love how it looks but it doesn’t mean I like to do it. So when I saw a fellow blogger Delila Mae Designs show her faux staining technique I knew I just had to try something like it!!! So here was
Old Window + Old Kitchen Cart = Fun New Storage Cabinet
Hello Friends!! Hope you are all enjoying your summer so far. I know I am! This week I am showing you the end product of an old kitchen cart that I turned into this cool storage cabinet. So here it is all finished. I picked this kitchen cart up at a yard sale and I could just kick myself because I cannot find the before
Nautical Hand Painted Side Table
Hey there friends! This week I had an itch to do some hand drawing. Besides painting and distressing furniture, I find that hand painting detailed things is ridiculously relaxing for me. No not for you? hmmm well you can watch me haha! A friend said to me “Now, Amy I have this table that I am getting rid of but I am not sure if
Easy Antiqued Chair Update with BB Frosch Chalk Powder
Hello Friends!!!!!!! It’s been about a month since I last posted. WHY??? Because I opened a brick and mortar store. My dream has officially come true and as I sit here writing this post I am in my store:)))))))) That’s a huge smiley face in case you were wondering. Anyway, since I have been frantically painting furniture over the past few weeks, I thought I
Antique Display Case Table Turned Modern
Hello Friends!! Hope you are all enjoying spring as much as I am. I’ve been outside gardening and painting my little heart out. I’m loving it!!! This past weeks gorgeous weather was perfect to take furniture projects outside to be sanded and painted. I found this sad display table at an estate sale a few weeks ago. No one wanted it!!! I can’t imagine why?!?! I saw good
Craigslist Desk Revived
I don’t know about you but I have really good luck with finding things on craigslist. I found this amazing desk and chair a few weeks ago and I knew with a little love it would be beautiful again. The top was pretty scratched up from years of use so I knew I needed to sand the top down to the bone in order to stain
Chalk Paint Transforms a Unique Antique Table (g2b post)
Hello everyone! This week I am sharing with you an easy peasy way to transform a little table with just a coat of paint and wax. No sanding, no priming. Just paint and wax 🙂 You can see the full post over at From Gardners 2 Bergers where I write a monthly post. Here’s the before and after to give you a little tease. Have a
Side Table Makeover with BBFrosch Chalk Powder
Happy St. Patty’s Day everyone. This week I am showing you a table makeover using BB Frosch Chalk Powder. You can read the full post at my contributor article on From Gardners 2 Bergers here . Have a great week everyone!!! Here are more furniture makeovers from Always Never Done: